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Jenabel Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sentence structure
I'm an ESL teacher but sometimes i also get stumped with grammar. My student asked me why do some clauses have the preposition in. Example, Botanists tell us of several ways in which leaves are important for the earth.
Another sentence which i can't explain is this sentence, "Man of the great developments in science and technology have given us a lot of time beyond that which we fill with necessary activity."
Does 'that' refer to time? what does 'which' refer to? Why are there 2 relative pronouns?
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Another sentence which i can't explain is this sentence, "Man of the great developments in science and technology have given us a lot of time beyond that which we fill with necessary activity."
Does 'that' refer to time? what does 'which' refer to? Why are there 2 relative pronouns?
confused
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Hello, jenabel - and welcome to English Forums. I cannot answer your first question beyond guessing that 'way (in)' has an optional preposition. I suspect there is more to it than that.
- Hello, jenabel - and welcome to English Forums.
- I cannot answer your first question beyond guessing that 'way (in)' has an optional preposition.
- I suspect there is more to it than that.
- In your 2nd question, 'that' is not a relative pronoun; it is a demonstrative pronoun, as in 'What is that over there?
- ' Yes, it refers to 'time', and 'which' refers to 'that'!
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Hello, jenabel - and welcome to English Forums.
I cannot answer your first question beyond guessing that 'way (in)' has an optional preposition. I suspect there is more to it than that.
In your 2nd question, 'that' is not a relative pronoun; it is a demonstrative pronoun, as in 'What is that over there? A dog?' Yes, it refers to 'time', and 'which' refers to 'that'!
I cannot answer your first question beyond guessing that 'way (in)' has an optional preposition. I suspect there is more to it than that.
In your 2nd question, 'that' is not a relative pronoun; it is a demonstrative pronoun, as in 'What is that over there? A dog?' Yes, it refers to 'time', and 'which' refers to 'that'!
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