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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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The reason for the flood in the countryside was the dam burst which was the only explanation that the official could give at the moment.
Is "that" a relative pronoun or a conjunction in the above sentence?
Is "that" a relative pronoun or a conjunction in the above sentence?
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Anonymous Is "that" a relative pronoun or a conjunction in the above sentence? I call it a relative pronoun. You can replace it with 'which'.
- Anonymous Is "that" a relative pronoun or a conjunction in the above sentence?
- I call it a relative pronoun.
- You can replace it with 'which'.
- CJ
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AnonymousIs "that" a relative pronoun or a conjunction in the above sentence?I call it a relative pronoun. You can replace it with 'which'.
CJ
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AnonymousIs "that" a relative pronoun or a conjunction in the above sentence?It is a relative pronoun for "explanation" and also serves to introduce the relative clause.
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It's an odd sentence in terms of meaning.
The first part states the reason (the dam burst) as a fact, but the second half leads us to expect some different reason will be given later.
Clive
The first part states the reason (the dam burst) as a fact, but the second half leads us to expect some different reason will be given later.
Clive
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Not what you're asking, but I'd prefer "The reason ... was the burst dam", or "... that the dam burst". This relates thing-to-thing instead of thing-to-action.
It needs a comma after that: "The reason ...", which was ..."
It needs a comma after that: "The reason ...", which was ..."
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