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Kadioguy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

What language is it they're speaking

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speak verb

example sentence:
What language is it they're speaking?
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Hello, everyone.

In this example sentence, I don't know why it is followed by they're speaking.

How can the example sentence add they're speaking to What language is it?

There is no conjunction between them, is it?

Thanks!

  

Top answer

kadioguy There is no conjunction between them, is it? There is an understood, optional conjunction 'that': What language is it [that] they're speaking?

— Mister Micawber

  • kadioguy There is no conjunction between them, is it?
  • There is an understood, optional conjunction 'that': What language is it [that] they're speaking?
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kadioguyThere is no conjunction between them, is it?

There is an understood, optional conjunction 'that':

What language is it [that] they're speaking?

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