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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

subordinate clause

subordinate clause(s) in this sentence please?

'one of the properties we have as humans is a capacity for acquiring a form of language which is far more complex than the system of communication any other species has'

what does it also mean to comment on their type? i.e. content clause? If so how does this apply to the sentence above, what is its type?
  

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I count three relative clauses. One of the properties [ that] we have as humans is a capacity for acquiring a form of language which is far more complex than the system of communication [that] any other species has .

— RandomGuy

  • I count three relative clauses.
  • One of the properties [ that] we have as humans is a capacity for acquiring a form of language which is far more complex than the system of communication [that] any other species has .
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I count three relative clauses.

One of the properties [that] we have as humans is a capacity for acquiring a form of language which is far more complex than the system of communication [that] any other species has.
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thank you!
So what are the functions of the clauses which have been identified?
i.e.
how would i discuss their syntactic/grammatical use? any tips to identify this would be great!
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AnonymousSo what are the functions of the clauses which have been identified?
Each modifies the noun it follows.
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