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Kdmsnr Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

That-clause

I've found a sentence in a book:
So, how can you fill a significant portion of your life with a trade that has existed for only a fraction of the time that one typically works in a lifetime?
I'm wondering if it's possible to put a that-clause here and what does it mean?
  

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Hi, I've found a sentence in a book: So, how can you fill a significant portion of your life with a trade that has existed for only a fraction of the time that one typically works in a lifetime? I'm wondering if it's possible to put a that-clause here Yes and what does it mean? The that-clause describes 'time'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I've found a sentence in a book: So, how can you fill a significant portion of your life with a trade that has existed for only a fraction of the time that one typically works in a lifetime?
  • I'm wondering if it's possible to put a that-clause here Yes and what does it mean?
  • The that-clause describes 'time'.
  • ' Clive
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Hi,

I've found a sentence in a book:
So, how can you fill a significant portion of your life with a trade that has existed for only a fraction of the time that one typically works in a lifetime?
I'm wondering if it's possible to put a that-clause here Yes and what does it mean?

The that-clause describes 'time'.



A simpler example is 'T
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CliveThe that-clause describes 'time'.
A simpler example is 'Tom has a job that he hates.'
Could you tell me more about it describes 'time'?
I understand "Tom has a job that he hates" can be decomposed into "Tom has a job" + "He hates the job". How about the original phrase?
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Hi,
So, how can you fill a significant portion of your life with a trade that has existed for only a fraction of the time that one typically works in a lifetime?
Could you tell me more about it describes 'time'?

I understand "Tom has a job that he hates" can be decomposed into "Tom has a job" + "He hates the job". How about the original phrase?

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