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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What but not that which
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i have a student who I told that 'what' when not used in question can be replaced by "that which". e.g. - what remains is of no use, that which remains is of no use.
Why does it not sound correct when one says 'I couldn't decide that which I was going to major in'? Why must it be 'what I was going to major in'?
Thank yoiu
i have a student who I told that 'what' when not used in question can be replaced by "that which". e.g. - what remains is of no use, that which remains is of no use.
Why does it not sound correct when one says 'I couldn't decide that which I was going to major in'? Why must it be 'what I was going to major in'?
Thank yoiu
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Well, I'm not sure that your rule holds anyway, but the latter sentence is not a question.
- Well, I'm not sure that your rule holds anyway, but the latter sentence is not a question.
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Well, I'm not sure that your rule holds anyway, but the latter sentence is not a question.
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