The moment (when)...
"Until the moment Trump was elected American politicians and journalists refused to believe that a man like him could possibly be their president." (The Guardian.)
Is the moment Trump was elected a noun phrase in which the relative adverb "when" is omitted?
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" the moment Trump was elected " is a noun phrase in which "Trump was elected" modifies "moment", yes. Either "when" or "that" could be inserted as the relativiser. It may be argued that "when" is logically more proper, but in practice "that" would not be uncommon.
- " the moment Trump was elected " is a noun phrase in which "Trump was elected" modifies "moment", yes.
- Either "when" or "that" could be inserted as the relativiser.
- It may be argued that "when" is logically more proper, but in practice "that" would not be uncommon.
- A comma after "elected" would help that sentence.
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"the moment Trump was elected" is a noun phrase in which "Trump was elected" modifies "moment", yes. Either "when" or "that" could be inserted as the relativiser. It may be argued that "when" is logically more proper, but in practice "that" would not be uncommon.
A comma after "elected" would help th
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