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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

What

"The Premier League in general, and Manchester in particular, should see more than its usual share of excitement this season, though it should be remembered that what initially recommended Guardiola to the club was the way his Barcelona side dominated in Europe." (The Guardian.)

Does the pronoun "what" stand for the complement "the way his Barcelona side dominated in Europe" in the above sentence?
  

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Anonymous Does the pronoun "what" stand for Stand for? I'm not sure what you mean by "stand for". It's not a substitute, if that's what you mean.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Does the pronoun "what" stand for Stand for?
  • I'm not sure what you mean by "stand for".
  • It's not a substitute, if that's what you mean.
  • That would lead to the nonsense clause the way his Barcelona side dominated in Europe initially recommended Guardiola to the club was the way his Barcelona side dominated in Europe _______________ 'what' can be paraphrased as 'the thing that'.
  • I suppose you could say it stands for 'the thing that' if you want to use "stands for".
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AnonymousDoes the pronoun "what" stand for
Stand for? I'm not sure what you mean by "stand for". It's not a substitute, if that's what you mean. That would lead to the nonsense clause

the way his Barcelona side dominated in Europe initially recommended Guardiola to the club was the way his Barcelona side dominated in Europe
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CalifJim'what' can be paraphrased as 'the thing that'. I suppose you could say it stands for 'the thing that' if you want to use "stands for".
Thank you for the reply.
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