What it does is limit
The “Shy Tory” phenomenon is another case in point. What it does is limit the extent to which we can change others’ opinions. It fosters the sort of disconnect the recent referendum has unearthed. (Newstatesman.)
Is "limit" a verb in the above?
Is "What" a direct object of "does" in the clause "What it does" and if so, what is a grammatical term for such a syntactical inversion?
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anonymous Is "limit" a verb in the above? Yes. anonymous Is "What" a direct object of "does" in the clause "What it does" and if so, what is a grammatical term for such a syntactical inversion?
- anonymous Is "limit" a verb in the above?
- Yes.
- anonymous Is "What" a direct object of "does" in the clause "What it does" and if so, what is a grammatical term for such a syntactical inversion?
- Logically it is the object.
- Whether you would really label it the "direct object" in the normal sense seems a bit questionable to me.
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anonymousIs "limit" a verb in the above?
Yes.
anonymousIs "What" a direct object of "does" in the clause "What it does" and if so, what is a grammatical term for such a syntactical inversion?
Logically it is the object. Whether you would really label it the "direct object" in the normal sense seems a bit questionab
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