Statistics on schools...
"Do you think it is now possible to produce statistics on schools that not only ignore what teachers, headteachers and parents have to say about the children, but don’t even have to be attached to real pupils?"
(The Guardian.)
Is statistics on schools that not only ignore what teachers, headteachers and parents have to say about the children a noun phrase and the subject of the clause but don’t even have to be attached to real pupils in the question above?
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I think it is.
Top answer
No, " ... " is still part of the relative clause. "statistics on schools that not only X but don't even Y" is one long noun phrase.
- No, " ...
- " is still part of the relative clause.
- "statistics on schools that not only X but don't even Y" is one long noun phrase.
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No, " ... but don't even ..." is still part of the relative clause. "statistics on schools that not only X but don't even Y" is one long noun phrase.
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