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English 1b3 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Tricky question--sentence analysis
"I am uncertain whether I am right saying this."
I (S)
am (V)
uncertain (Adj)
1) whether I am right saying this (?) (adverbial, modifying uncertain?)
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2) Shouldn't there be a preposition preceding the word saying?
"I am uncertain whether I am right (by/in) saying this."
With a preposition, the phrase can functioning adverbially and modifying the adjective 'right.'
I (S)
am (V)
uncertain (Adj)
1) whether I am right saying this (?) (adverbial, modifying uncertain?)
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2) Shouldn't there be a preposition preceding the word saying?
"I am uncertain whether I am right (by/in) saying this."
With a preposition, the phrase can functioning adverbially and modifying the adjective 'right.'
Top answer
) about is left out. uncertain about whether ... The entire whether clause is the object of the missing preposition about .
- ) about is left out.
- uncertain about whether ...
- The entire whether clause is the object of the missing preposition about .
- The whether clause is therefore a noun clause.
- It's an embedded clause.
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English 1b31) whether I am right saying this (?) (adverbial, modifying uncertain?)about is left out. uncertain about whether ... The entire whether clause is the object of the missing preposition about. The whether clause is therefore a noun clause. It's an embedded clause. It's an indirect question: Am I rig
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