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Tashiro Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
What does the "and" connect? / What is the antecedent?
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"After a long day at work, Eddie returns home to his wife and the warm love of the niece he and his wife have raised."
1. What does the "and" connect?
At first I thought it connects sentences, "Eddie returns home to his wife" and "the warm love of the niece he and his wife have raised", but on second thought I suppose it connects nouns, "his wife" and "the warm love of the niece". Am I correct?
2. What is the antecendent?
What is the antecedent of "he and his wife have raised"? I think it is "niece". Am I correct?
Incidentally, if there are some grammatical errors in my questions, could you correct them?
"After a long day at work, Eddie returns home to his wife and the warm love of the niece he and his wife have raised."
1. What does the "and" connect?
At first I thought it connects sentences, "Eddie returns home to his wife" and "the warm love of the niece he and his wife have raised", but on second thought I suppose it connects nouns, "his wife" and "the warm love of the niece". Am I correct?
2. What is the antecendent?
What is the antecedent of "he and his wife have raised"? I think it is "niece". Am I correct?
Incidentally, if there are some grammatical errors in my questions, could you correct them?
Top answer
He returns home to his wife. He returns home to the warm love ... etc.
- He returns home to his wife.
- He returns home to the warm love ...
- etc.
- He returns home to [his wife] and [the warm...
- ] Yes, of course "he and his wife have raised" refers to the niece.
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He returns home to his wife.
He returns home to the warm love ... etc.
He returns home to [his wife] and [the warm... ]
Yes, of course "he and his wife have raised" refers to the niece. You're absolutely correct.
He returns home to the warm love ... etc.
He returns home to [his wife] and [the warm... ]
Yes, of course "he and his wife have raised" refers to the niece. You're absolutely correct.
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Hi
1. Your second reading is correct. The conjunction and connects the two noun phrases his wife and the warm love of the niece [he and his wife have raised]. I'd probably read that as just one prepositional phrase in which his wife and the warm love.... are both objects of the preposition to.
2. Within the prepositional phrase there's t
1. Your second reading is correct. The conjunction and connects the two noun phrases his wife and the warm love of the niece [he and his wife have raised]. I'd probably read that as just one prepositional phrase in which his wife and the warm love.... are both objects of the preposition to.
2. Within the prepositional phrase there's t
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