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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The relative pronoun, 'what'
Could you confirm whether both of the following sentence are right? Thank you in advance.
1A. He said what turned out to be true.
1B. He said the thing that turned out to be true.
1A. He said what turned out to be true.
1B. He said the thing that turned out to be true.
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They are feasible sentences in the right context.
- They are feasible sentences in the right context.
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Could you tell me which one is okay among the following sentences?
1. He said freedom of speech.
2. He talked about freedom of speech.
3. He said that right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.
1. He said freedom of speech.
2. He talked about freedom of speech.
3. He said that right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.
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1. No. "He said 'freedom of speech'" would be OK, of course.
2. Correct.
3. Needs at least a "the" before "right".
2. Correct.
3. Needs at least a "the" before "right".
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Does "He said 'freedom of speech'(with single quotation mark)" means that he said the word, 'freedom of speech', as it is?
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Yes. The type of quotation mark does not matter for the meaning (except that you should nest one type inside the other).
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Could you tell me which one is right among the following sentences?
1A. He said about freedom of speech.
1B. He said to me about freedom of speech.
2A. He told about freedom of speech.
2B. He told freedom of speech.
2C. He told his students about freedom of speech.
2D. He told his students freedom of speech.
1A. He said about freedom of speech.
1B. He said to me about freedom of speech.
2A. He told about freedom of speech.
2B. He told freedom of speech.
2C. He told his students about freedom of speech.
2D. He told his students freedom of speech.
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Only 2C is right.
Of course, you can say "He talked (to me) about freedom of speech".
Of course, you can say "He talked (to me) about freedom of speech".
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I see. Then, how about the following ones? Based on what I have understood so far, I dare to guess both of them are okay.
1. He said to his students that the right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.
2. He told his students that the right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.
1. He said to his students that the right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.
2. He told his students that the right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.
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lucas21cI see. Then, how about the following ones? Based on what I have understood so far, I dare to guess both of them are okay.1. He said to his students that the right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.2. He told his students that the right of freedom is built on freedom of speech.(2) is a stronger sentence.
I am not hugely enthusiastic abo
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How about "He spoke (to us) about freedom of speech (for an hour)?"
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