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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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The house that we bought is in California, and it is on the water front.
0 I'm quoting from a certain grammar book: 02 br
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01 font 00 The house that we bought is in California, and it is on the water front. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 Main clauses: 02 b 00 The house is in California; it is on the water front. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 Subordinate clause: 02 b 00 that we bought. 02 font 02 br
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00 I don't think 01 i 00 it is on the water front 02 i 00 is main clause because 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 can stand for anything. Without the clause 01 i 00 the house is in California 02 i 00 , we cannot predict what 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 stands for, therefore in my opinion the clause 01 i 00 it is on the water front 02 i 00 couldn't be the main clause. It is subordinate clause. 0-
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01 font 01 b 00 Main clauses: 02 b 00 The house is in California; it is on the water front. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 Subordinate clause: 02 b 00 that we bought. 02 font 02 br
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00 I don't think 01 i 00 it is on the water front 02 i 00 is main clause because 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 can stand for anything. Without the clause 01 i 00 the house is in California 02 i 00 , we cannot predict what 01 i 00 it 02 i 00 stands for, therefore in my opinion the clause 01 i 00 it is on the water front 02 i 00 couldn't be the main clause. It is subordinate clause. 0-
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02 br 02 br 01 font 01 b 00 >>Main clauses: 02 b 00 The house is in 00 ; it is on the water front- 02 font 00 There are two separate ideas / sentences here. If I am not mistaken, they are not clauses. 02 br 02 br 02 br 02 br 00 1) 00 00 We bought a house in 00 2) It’s on the water front.
- 02 br 02 br 01 font 01 b 00 >>Main clauses: 02 b 00 The house is in 00 ; it is on the water front- 02 font 00 There are two separate ideas / sentences here.
- If I am not mistaken, they are not clauses.
- 02 br 02 br 02 br 02 br 00 1) 00 00 We bought a house in 00 2) It’s on the water front.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 I think you are making the simple sentences more complicated than need be. 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 >>Main clauses: 02 b 00 The house is in 00 ; it is on the water front- 02 font 00 There are two separate ideas / sentences here. If I am not mistaken, they are not clauses. 02 br
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00 I think you are making the simple sentences more complicated than need be. 02 br
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01 font 01 b 00 >>Main clauses: 02 b 00 The house is in 00 ; it is on the water front- 02 font 00 There are two separate ideas / sentences here. If I am not mistaken, they are not clauses. 02 br
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01 cite 10 Jackson6612 12 cite 12 br
10 I'm quoting from a certain grammar book: 12 br
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11 font 10 The house that we bought is in California, and it is on the water front. 12 font 12 br
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11 font 11 b 10 Main/Independent clauses: 12 b
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0 You don't seem to have the definitions of main clause and subordinate clause clearly in mind. 02 br
00 The use of pronouns has nothing to do with it. Dependency and/or subordination in the sense of meaning has nothing to do with it. In other words, the fact that a pronoun is dependent upon context for its meaning does not mean that all clauses with pronouns are dependent claus
00 The use of pronouns has nothing to do with it. Dependency and/or subordination in the sense of meaning has nothing to do with it. In other words, the fact that a pronoun is dependent upon context for its meaning does not mean that all clauses with pronouns are dependent claus
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