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Jack112 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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0 What is the subject for '01b00were02b00' ? Is it '01b00plays02b00' ? 02br
001. AOL News has obtained two 01b00plays 02b00a classmate says 01b00were 02b00written by Cho Seung-Hui.02br
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00I don't think it is plays becuase the sentence is not gramatically correct, it is missing '01b00that02b00'. '..two plays 01b00that 02b00were..'.02br
002. AOL News has obtained two plays 01b00were 02b00written by Cho Seung-Hui. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00#2 is simply wrong. 0-

  • 02br 02br 00#2 is simply wrong.
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1i00It has obtained two plays [that] a classmate says were written by...02i00 is correct.02br
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00The "that" is optional.02br
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00#2 is simply wrong. But 01i00It has obtained two plays written by...02i00 is okay.0-
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0 01i00plays02i00 is not exactly the subject of 01i00were02i00, because 01i00were02i00 is in an implied relative clause. The subject of 01i00were02i00 is the missing 01i00that02i00.02br
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00 1. 01i00 ... obtained two plays that were written by C
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0I don't know what Jack thinks but I have understood perfectly.050010id1

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