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Tung Quoc Posted 19 years ago
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0Hi,02br
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00He behaves that way. I'm thinking about the 01b00way02b00 (which/that) 01u00he behaves02u00. (1)02br
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00Is "he behaves" a relative clause? Is "way" object of "behave"?02br
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00Is (1) correct? Can I use "which", "that" in (1)? If not, why?02br
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00Thanks02br
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0 "the way he behaves" seems the best per the New York Times and BBC. 02br 02br 00 However, you can (justifiably, IMO) find examples with:02br 02br 00 "the way that he behaves" 02br 02br 00 at other sites. 02br 02br 00 "which" doesn't seem to work here, as this is a restrictive clause (no comma).

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 "the way he behaves" seems the best per the New York Times and BBC.
  • 02br 02br 00 However, you can (justifiably, IMO) find examples with:02br 02br 00 "the way that he behaves" 02br 02br 00 at other sites.
  • 02br 02br 00 "which" doesn't seem to work here, as this is a restrictive clause (no comma).
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0 "the way he behaves" seems the best per the New York Times and BBC. 02br
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00 However, you can (justifiably, IMO) find examples with:02br
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00 "the way that he behaves" 02br
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00 at other sites. 02br
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00 "which" doesn't seem to work here, as this is a restrictive clause (no comma). 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00So, I know now 01b00he behaves02b00 is a relative clause here and 01b00way02b00 is the object of "behaves".02br
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00Many thanks02br
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00Quoc0-
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