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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

sentence structure

Like many other land animals, elephants have four legs to move them around. But just because elephants have four legs doesn’t mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals. In a recent study, a team of scientists found that the giant animals used their legs in a surprising way, a way unlike that used by most other quadrupeds.

Q) In the last sentence, what is sentence structure for "a way unlike that used ..." part ?

Is "a way" modified by the relative clause "that?"
Actually, I have no idea.
  

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unlike that used modifies way . That is the same as 'the (other) way'.

— Philip

  • unlike that used modifies way .
  • That is the same as 'the (other) way'.
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unlike that used modifies way. That is the same as 'the (other) way'.
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If we label the clause, "that used by most other quadrupeds", "Z," then we have the structure: a way unlike Z.
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PhilipThat is the same as 'the (other) way'.
"That" isn't a relative pronoun, is it? "That" is just a pronoun refering to what you said 'the (other) way,' right?

To be specific, does the (other) way mean a different way from "a surprising way," right?
For example, elephants use four legs equally but giant animals are not.

So, if I replace
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