"That she might be right is what frightens me."
Can 'what' be replaced with 'the thing that/which' or not? and , 'what' is used as object or subject?
"That she might be right is what frightens me." (I not sure the role of what here)
"What you said was totally wrong". (what here is object of verb said)
What I had forgotten was that I had a test today. (What here is object of verb forgotten)
Thanks.
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What is called a fused relative pronoun. It introduces a noun clause. It is not the subject or object in the sentence.
- What is called a fused relative pronoun.
- It introduces a noun clause.
- It is not the subject or object in the sentence.
- The clause is the subject or object.
- That she might be right is the thing that / what frightens me.
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What is called a fused relative pronoun. It introduces a noun clause. It is not the subject or object in the sentence. The clause is the subject or object.
That she might be right is the thing that / what frightens me.
"The thing that / what you said was totally wrong".
The thing that / What I had forgotten was that I
0As I've learned: "A clause must contain at least one verb and one subject", so what is the subject in the bold part which is a noun clause?
"That she might be right is what frightens me."
0That she might be right is what frightens me.
what is the subject; frightens is the verb.
CJ
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