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Sylwiamaster Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Sentence transformation - why this sentence is correct?
I've read that transformation of sentence
- Who were the victims attacked by?
- Who was it attacked the victims? (after transformation) is correct? Could someone explain me why the 2nd form of sentence is correct?
- Who were the victims attacked by?
- Who was it attacked the victims? (after transformation) is correct? Could someone explain me why the 2nd form of sentence is correct?
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Yes, correct. It's a shortened form of - Who was it who attacked the victims? This shortened form is not very commonly used in everyday English.
- Yes, correct.
- It's a shortened form of - Who was it who attacked the victims?
- This shortened form is not very commonly used in everyday English.
- The simplest way to transform your sen t ence is to say ' Who attacked the victims?
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Yes, correct.
It's a shortened form of - Who was it who attacked the victims?
This shortened form is not very commonly used in everyday English.
The simplest way to transform your sentence is to say '
It's a shortened form of - Who was it who attacked the victims?
This shortened form is not very commonly used in everyday English.
The simplest way to transform your sentence is to say '
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CliveIt's a shortened form of - Who was it who attacked the victims?Hi Clive
I have no objection to the shortened form. I would just like to mention that there are native speakers on EF who think it's incorrect to omit a relative pronoun if it is the subject of a relative clause. In the above sentence the second who is the subject.
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