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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
That Which
1 "He traveled for extra hours."
2 "He traveled extra hours."
In 1), "extra hours" is NOT a direct object of "traveled'.
In 2), "extra hours" IS a direct object of "traveled'.
Given the above, which of the following is grammatical?
"The extra hours he traveled caused more delay."
"The extra hours that he traveled caused more delay."
"The extra hours which he traveled caused more delay."
"The extra hours for which he traveled caused more delay."
2 "He traveled extra hours."
In 1), "extra hours" is NOT a direct object of "traveled'.
In 2), "extra hours" IS a direct object of "traveled'.
Given the above, which of the following is grammatical?
"The extra hours he traveled caused more delay."
"The extra hours that he traveled caused more delay."
"The extra hours which he traveled caused more delay."
"The extra hours for which he traveled caused more delay."
Top answer
" -- This would be OK and is grammatically corrrect, but the "that" is superfluous/unnecessary. " and what this would mean is "which he traveled" is not necessary to understand the sentence. If however, the extra hours of travel are, in fact, the reason for the delay, this would not be the proper choice for the intended meaning.
- " -- This would be OK and is grammatically corrrect, but the "that" is superfluous/unnecessary.
- " and what this would mean is "which he traveled" is not necessary to understand the sentence.
- If however, the extra hours of travel are, in fact, the reason for the delay, this would not be the proper choice for the intended meaning.
- " -- NO
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"The extra hours he traveled caused more delay." -- BEST CHOICE
"The extra hours that he traveled caused more delay." -- This would be OK and is grammatically corrrect, but the "that" is superfluous/unnecessary.
"The extra hours w
"The extra hours that he traveled caused more delay." -- This would be OK and is grammatically corrrect, but the "that" is superfluous/unnecessary.
"The extra hours w
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Thanks KJinCali79.
So, going from:
1 "He traveled for extra hours."
to,
2 "He traveled extra hours."
, "travel" magically went from a intransitive verb to a transitive verb?
So, going from:
1 "He traveled for extra hours."
to,
2 "He traveled extra hours."
, "travel" magically went from a intransitive verb to a transitive verb?
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1 "He traveled for extra hours." f
to,
2 "He traveled extra hours."
to,
2 "He traveled extra hours."
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