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Ericsteef Posted 18 years ago
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what is the function of "what"
Through a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments, using herself as a reluctant guinea-pig, Kate Fox discovers what these unwritten behaviour codes tell us about Englishness.
my question is what is the function of what in this sentence? and what we cit, what is its categories. i am almost sure that it is not wh question here.
my question is what is the function of what in this sentence? and what we cit, what is its categories. i am almost sure that it is not wh question here.
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See my other post - you posted your same question twice!!!! Please post a question only once.
- See my other post - you posted your same question twice!!!!
- Please post a question only once.
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See my other post - you posted your same question twice!!!! Please post a question only once.
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... discovers what these ... codes tell us ...
There are two possible interpretations.
1. what is an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question, i.e., an embedded question
(What do these ... codes tell us ...?)
2. what is a fused relative pronoun. Its meaning is that which. (It "fuses" that and which.)
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There are two possible interpretations.
1. what is an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question, i.e., an embedded question
(What do these ... codes tell us ...?)
2. what is a fused relative pronoun. Its meaning is that which. (It "fuses" that and which.)
(..
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Hi,
What is the difference between an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question (as you said) and a question word? Can an interrogative pronoun introduce a direct question too?
What is the difference between an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question (as you said) and a question word? Can an interrogative pronoun introduce a direct question too?
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between an interrogative pronoun introducing an indirect question (as you said) and a question word?No difference. They are just two different ways of saying the same thing, just as when one person says "unmarried man" and another says "bachelor".
CJ
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