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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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that will impress
It's clear expression of these ideas that will impress your tutor, not a string of long, inappropriate words found in your dictionary.
what is the grammatical function of "that" here ? and what sort of
"It's clear expression of these ideas" grammatical construction is this?
does the first clause used for emphasis?#thanks
what is the grammatical function of "that" here ? and what sort of
"It's clear expression of these ideas" grammatical construction is this?
does the first clause used for emphasis?#thanks
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The pattern is "It's X that will Y"; it is an example of a so-called "cleft" structure. The basic meaning is "X will Y", but emphasising that X will do it as opposed to something else.
- The pattern is "It's X that will Y"; it is an example of a so-called "cleft" structure.
- The basic meaning is "X will Y", but emphasising that X will do it as opposed to something else.
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The pattern is "It's X that will Y"; it is an example of a so-called "cleft" structure. The basic meaning is "X will Y", but emphasising that X will do it as opposed to something else.
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