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Taka Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
used to
I hate arriving late for movies now, and would never watch one in the broken fashion I used to.
I know what the sentence means. But, grammatically, how do you explain the connection of 'I used to' to the main clause?
I know what the sentence means. But, grammatically, how do you explain the connection of 'I used to' to the main clause?
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I think it's just a normal relative clause. There's an implied "that" ahead of "I used to". Is that what you were concerned with?
- I think it's just a normal relative clause.
- There's an implied "that" ahead of "I used to".
- Is that what you were concerned with?
- I hate arriving late for movies now, and would never watch one in the broken fashion that I used to .
- Not a grammarian.
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I think it's just a normal relative clause. There's an implied "that" ahead of "I used to". Is that what you were concerned with?
I hate arriving late for movies now, and would never watch one in the broken fashion that I used to.
Not a grammarian. Just a half-baked native speaker.
I hate arriving late for movies now, and would never watch one in the broken fashion that I used to.
Not a grammarian. Just a half-baked native speaker.
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Several words are implicit.
I hate arriving late for movies now, and would never watch one in the broken fashion in which I used to watch them.
Used to watch means was in the habit or custom of watching.
I hate arriving late for movies now, and would never watch one in the broken fashion in which I used to watch them.
Used to watch means was in the habit or custom of watching.
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