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T509 Posted 19 years ago
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0Hi, I have a few questions concerning the sentence below.02br
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001) He is not ignorant that I know of.02br
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00First, does it mean that 01i01font00I know that he is not ignorant02font02i00?02br
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00Secondly if it does why does the sentence (1) come with '01b00of02b00' following '01b00know02b00'?02br
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00Finally tell me whether the '01b00that02b00' in it is a conjunction or not.02br
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00Thanks in advance.0-
  

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02font 00 The speaker means 'I don't know of anything that makes me think he is ignorant'. 02br 02br 01font 00Secondly if it does why does the sentence (1) come with '01b 00of02b 00' following '01b 00know02b 00'? 02br 02br 01font 00eg00 instead of the above sentence, say00 'He has not 01b 00done anything ignorant02b 00 (that) I know of'.

— Clive

  • 02font 00 The speaker means 'I don't know of anything that makes me think he is ignorant'.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00Secondly if it does why does the sentence (1) come with '01b 00of02b 00' following '01b 00know02b 00'?
  • 02br 02br 01font 00eg00 instead of the above sentence, say00 'He has not 01b 00done anything ignorant02b 00 (that) I know of'.
  • 02font 00In this sentence, 'that' is a conjunction which introduces the subordinate clause.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I have a few questions concerning the sentence below.02font02br
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01font001) He is not ignorant that I know of.02font02br
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01font00First, does it mean that 01i00I know that he is not ignorant02i
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0Thanks, Clive. 02br
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00You've helped me a lot many times.02br
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00Now I think I understand the sentence.02br
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00But I wonder if the 'that' in your example is a relative and mine is not...02br
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00Anyway can you use the expression 01font00'that I know of'02font0
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Anyway can you use the expression01b00 'that I know of'02b00 following either a noun or an adjective?02font02br
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01font00Then how about an adverb? 02font02br
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00You'll hear people speak this way but, for your ex
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