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Nikitus Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Tim throws against a wall the special stone founded near his home

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In the sentence "Tim throws against a wall the special stone founded near his home" is the grammar correct?

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If in your sentence the word "founded" is used in the sense of "set in place as a first step in building something," then your sentence is okay. If it is used in the sense of "discovered," then the word is misspelled and the sentence is not right. It should be one of the following: Tim throws against a wall the special stone found near his home.

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  • If in your sentence the word "founded" is used in the sense of "set in place as a first step in building something," then your sentence is okay.
  • If it is used in the sense of "discovered," then the word is misspelled and the sentence is not right.
  • It should be one of the following: Tim throws against a wall the special stone found near his home.
  • Tim throws against a wall the special stone he found near his home.
  • Tim throws against a wall the special stone that he found near his home.
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If in your sentence the word "founded" is used in the sense of "set in place as a first step in building something," then your sentence is okay. If it is used in the sense of "discovered," then the word is misspelled and the sentence is not right. It should be one of the following:

Tim throws against a wall the special stone found near his home.

Tim throws against a wall the sp
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It's confusing and needs commas. It would be better if the verb were next to the object.

Also, founded means established, as in: This school was founded in 1837. "Found" is the past tense of "find".
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NikitusIn the sentence "Tim throws against a wall the special stone founded near his home" is the grammar correct?
No, it's not correct. Do you mean the following?

Tim throws the special stone, that he found near this home, against a wall.
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Dear canadian45

Yes, I did mean "Tim throws the special stone, that he found near this home, against a wall"

Thanks for your help!
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NikitusYes, I did mean "Tim throws the special stone, that he found near this home, against a wall"
But you cannot use 'that' as a non-restrictive relative pronoun. You must choose:

Tim throws the special stone, which he found near this home, against a wall.
Tim throws the special stone that he found near this ho
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Mister MicawberBut you cannot use 'that' as a non-restrictive relative pronoun.why not?
Tim throws the special stone that he found near this home against a wall. This one has no clear meaning. Did he find the special stone near his home against a wall?
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canadian45 This one has no clear meaning.
A common failure of many utterances, even when correctly punctuated.
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Mister MicawberA common failure of many utterances, even when correctly punctuated.
Why would you offer it then when my sentence does have a clear meaning?
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I, too, use "that" only for restrictive clauses and "which" for non-restrictive clauses.

I believe the number of people who make that distinction is getting smaller, but clearly Mr. M and I are still in that group.
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Dear canadian45

He found the stone near to his home. A few weeks later, he is very upset, so he throws the stone against a wall.

Thanks
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