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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
What is the antecedent of "that"?
What is the antecedent of "that"?
This is an excerpt from my grammar book:
"English is the world's most widely used language. A distinction is often made [that] depends on how the language is learned: as a native language(or mother tongue), acquired when the speaker is a young child(generally in the home), or as a nonnative language, acquired at some subsequent period."
I'm wondering what is the antecedent of the "that" I enclosed in "[]."
Could you help me understand it, please?
This is an excerpt from my grammar book:
"English is the world's most widely used language. A distinction is often made [that] depends on how the language is learned: as a native language(or mother tongue), acquired when the speaker is a young child(generally in the home), or as a nonnative language, acquired at some subsequent period."
I'm wondering what is the antecedent of the "that" I enclosed in "[]."
Could you help me understand it, please?
Top answer
that depends on XYZ.
- that depends on XYZ.
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"That" modifies "distinction" -- A distinction...that depends on XYZ.
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The antecedent is 'distinction'
This distinction depends on how the language is learnt. Three ways are listed.
This distinction depends on how the language is learnt. Three ways are listed.
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