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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

The mater which the toxin of

Hello....

The toxin of the matter kills insects.
? a. the matter the toxin of which kills insects.
? b. the matter of which the toxin kills insects.
? c. the mater which the toxin of kills insects.

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In the above, c.must be grammatically wrong or very bad sentence?
  

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pructus a. the matter the toxin of which kills insects.? b.

— Vsuresh

  • pructus a.
  • the matter the toxin of which kills insects.?
  • b.
  • the matter of which the toxin kills insects.?
  • c.
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pructusa. the matter the toxin of which kills insects.? b. the matter of which the toxin kills insects.? c. the mater which the toxin of kills insects.
All of these sound unnecessarily long and odd.

This sounds OK.
The toxin in the matter kills insects.
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I see...

Thanks vsuresh!!

The a, b, and c. are intended to be relative pronoun phrases, not complete sentences...

I put in wrongly.
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'The matter' sounds odd to me here. I suggest 'the substance'.
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Thank you,Clive. I too thought the same.
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pructusThe a, b, and c. are intended to be relative pronoun phrases, not complete sentences...
Oh I see...
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Thanks a lot, Clive!!

Actually, they are my own writing...

I didn't think about that....
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