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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
That-deletion
I'd appreciate it if someone told me which of the following sentences are grammatically correct. (These sentences don't have contexts, so I can't include them.)
a) John, who do you think won the superbowl?
b) John, who was it that killed him?
c) Mary, who do you think that was killed?
d) James, who do you think that killed Francis?
Thanks in advance.
a) John, who do you think won the superbowl?
b) John, who was it that killed him?
c) Mary, who do you think that was killed?
d) James, who do you think that killed Francis?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
The first two are correct. The second two are not - drop the 'that'.
- The first two are correct.
- The second two are not - drop the 'that'.
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The first two are correct. The second two are not - drop the 'that'.
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Thank you. What about the sentence -
Who do you think that Mary loved?
Who do you think that Mary loved?
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Oh, and what about the sentence-
Who do you think that was killed by Mary?
(P.S. - I would have just edited the post above, but I didn't have an account when I posted it. So...)
Anyway, thanks in advance, and this is the last question.
Who do you think that was killed by Mary?
(P.S. - I would have just edited the post above, but I didn't have an account when I posted it. So...)
Anyway, thanks in advance, and this is the last question.
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