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Bashyboy Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Structure
Hello,
Consider the two sentences:
"Such an evironment requires that we speak with subdued voices."
and
"Such an enviroment requires speaking with subdued voices."
I tend to construct sentences which are similar to the latter; however, I would like to add some variety to my speech. They both appear grammatically correct, and both appear to have the same meaning.
First of all, what is "that we speak with subdued voices?" Is it a relative clause, telling us the sort of enviroment we are dealing with? Secondly, what allows me to replace some of the words with "speaking?" I am just trying to understand the structure of each sentence, and what allows me to go from one to
the other.
Consider the two sentences:
"Such an evironment requires that we speak with subdued voices."
and
"Such an enviroment requires speaking with subdued voices."
I tend to construct sentences which are similar to the latter; however, I would like to add some variety to my speech. They both appear grammatically correct, and both appear to have the same meaning.
First of all, what is "that we speak with subdued voices?" Is it a relative clause, telling us the sort of enviroment we are dealing with? Secondly, what allows me to replace some of the words with "speaking?" I am just trying to understand the structure of each sentence, and what allows me to go from one to
the other.
Top answer
Bashyboy Such an e n vironment requires that we speak with subdued voices. " Is it a relative clause, telling us the sort of enviroment we are dealing with? No.
- Bashyboy Such an e n vironment requires that we speak with subdued voices.
- " Is it a relative clause, telling us the sort of enviroment we are dealing with?
- No.
- That would be the nonsense sentence: *Such an environment that we speak with subdued voices requires .
- )", and so on.
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BashyboySuch an environment requires that we speak with subdued voices.
Bashyboywhat is "that we speak with subdued voices?" Is it a relative clause, telling us the sort of enviroment we are dealing with?No. That would be the nonsense sentence:
*Such an environment th
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