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Mighty Joseph Posted 18 years ago
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What I like is.. / What I like are..

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00"What I like for my birthday is those sunglasses." Or, "What I like for my birthday are those sunglasses." 02br
00 The what-clause is ocnsidered to be the subject, right? And some books say that it is supposed to be singular and cannot be affected by its compliment Is this correct? The first one sounds rather odd to me. 02br
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02br 00------------- 02br 05002br 02br 00by Michael F. Hoyt - 05100 - 1994 - 340 pages02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 00THERAPIST: Yeah, and 01b 00what I'd like are those02b 00 things about you that really convince 02br 00 you that you have this inner strength. id=bT2ylzCIekIC&pg=PA288&dq=%22what+I%27d+like+are+those%22&sig=BTkYA6VRqyqgDLuQgpIG1x2q3-IcConstructive Therapies - Page 288241cPsychology

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  • 02br 00------------- 02br 05002br 02br 00by Michael F.
  • Hoyt - 05100 - 1994 - 340 pages02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 00THERAPIST: Yeah, and 01b 00what I'd like are those02b 00 things about you that really convince 02br 00 you that you have this inner strength.
  • id=bT2ylzCIekIC&pg=PA288&dq=%22what+I%27d+like+are+those%22&sig=BTkYA6VRqyqgDLuQgpIG1x2q3-IcConstructive Therapies - Page 288241cPsychology
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0What 01b00I'd02b00 like for my birthday01b00 are02b00 those sunglasses.02br
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00THERAPIST: Yeah, and 01b00what I'd like are those02b0
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0 Thanks. Saying that sounds a lot better. but how can I possibly explain the rule to my students? I mean, technically. Thanks! 0-
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