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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
'the fact' used to introduce noun clause
We have endured this discussion before, but never reached a conclusion, perhaps because it's just one of those questions.
When should we, when must we, and when mustn't we precede a noun clause with 'the fact'?
For example, here it seems essential, but why? Is there a grammatical or semantic reason?
He alluded to the fact that you were wrong from the beginning.
He alluded to that you were wrong from the beginning.
I look foward to your thoughts on this.
Thank you.
When should we, when must we, and when mustn't we precede a noun clause with 'the fact'?
For example, here it seems essential, but why? Is there a grammatical or semantic reason?
He alluded to the fact that you were wrong from the beginning.
I look foward to your thoughts on this.
Thank you.
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Hi, We have endured this discussion before, but never reached a conclusion, perhaps because it's just one of those questions. When should we, when must we, and when mustn't we precede a noun clause with 'the fact' ? For example, here it seems essential, but why?
- Hi, We have endured this discussion before, but never reached a conclusion, perhaps because it's just one of those questions.
- When should we, when must we, and when mustn't we precede a noun clause with 'the fact' ?
- For example, here it seems essential, but why?
- I really don't want to get into a long, technical grammatical discussion , but let me just offer this comment about your specific example below.
- What makes 'the fact' necessary here is the preposition 'to'.
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Hi,
We have endured this discussion before, but never reached a conclusion, perhaps because it's just one of those questions.
When should we, when must we, and when mustn't we precede a noun clause with 'the fact'?
For example, here it seems essential, but why?
I really don't want to get into a long, technical grammatical discussion
We have endured this discussion before, but never reached a conclusion, perhaps because it's just one of those questions.
When should we, when must we, and when mustn't we precede a noun clause with 'the fact'?
For example, here it seems essential, but why?
I really don't want to get into a long, technical grammatical discussion
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You can also 'allude to' other things such as 'the possibility', 'the suggestion', 'the idea' etc.
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