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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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Wall that surround , is what makes

Structure. Cellulose is a very important polysaccharide because it is the most abundant organic compound on earth. Cellulose is a major component of tough cell walls that surround plant cells, and is what makes plant stems, leaves, and branches so strong.
Is "that surround plant cells" a relative clause modifying "walls" and "what makes.....so strong" a noun clause acting as an object complement renaming "cellulose"?
  

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Jigneshbharati Is "that surround plant cells" a relative clause modifying "walls Yes. so strong" a noun clause acting as an object complement renaming "cellulose"? Subject complement (or just complement).

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  • Jigneshbharati Is "that surround plant cells" a relative clause modifying "walls Yes.
  • so strong" a noun clause acting as an object complement renaming "cellulose"?
  • Subject complement (or just complement).
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JigneshbharatiIs "that surround plant cells" a relative clause modifying "walls
Yes.
Jigneshbharati "what makes.....so strong" a noun clause acting as an object complement renaming "cellulose"?
Subject complement (or just complement).
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Thanks. So what does it rename, describe or refer back?
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Jigneshbharati Thanks. So what does it rename, describe or refer back?
Cellulose ... is what makes plant stems, leaves, and branches so strong.

So it describes cellulose, as you thought.
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GPYJigneshbharatiIs "that surround plant cells" a relative clause modifying "walls Yes.
... or more strictly "cell walls".
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