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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

What do "the idea" and "which" refer to in each sentence?

  1. Newton thought that there must be a power connecting objects, the idea that is proved true.

  2. Newton thought that there must be a power connecting objects, which is proved true.

Q1) Do these two sentences sound natural and are they grammatically correct?

I think they sound natural and grammatically correct.

Q2) Could you tell me what "the idea" and "which" refers to in each sentence?A: Newton thought that there must be a power connecting objectsB: that there must be a power connecting objects

I think the correct option is B.

Am I right?

  

Top answer

fire1 Newton thought that { there must be a power connecting objects } , [the idea / which] is proved true. [ an idea / which] proved to be true. As shown above.

— CalifJim

  • fire1 Newton thought that { there must be a power connecting objects } , [the idea / which] is proved true.
  • [ an idea / which] proved to be true.
  • As shown above.
  • The clause between curly brackets ( { } ) is the antecedent in both cases.
  • ] CJ
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fire1Newton thought that {there must be a power connecting objects}, [the idea / which] is proved true. [an idea / which] proved to be true.

As shown above.

The clause between curly brackets ( { } )

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