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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

what she dreamed

1. She told him her dream that her husband would buy her a pair of diamond earrings.
2. She told him her dream wherein her husband would buy her a pair of diamond earrings.
3. She told him her dream in which her husband would buy her a pair of diamond earrings.
Please correct the sentences. Thanks in advance.
  

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They are all possible. The second two are probably talking about a literal dream; the first one probably means "dream" as in wish or hope. "wherein" is quite a formal word.

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  • They are all possible.
  • The second two are probably talking about a literal dream; the first one probably means "dream" as in wish or hope.
  • "wherein" is quite a formal word.
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They are all possible. The second two are probably talking about a literal dream; the first one probably means "dream" as in wish or hope. "wherein" is quite a formal word.
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GPYThey are all possible. The second two are probably talking about a literal dream; the first one probably means "dream" as in wish or hope. "wherein" is quite a formal word.
In the first sentence, I'd like to know the grammatical function of 'that-clause'. Please explain it to me. Thanks again.
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Thein Lwin 7291In the first sentence, I'd like to know the grammatical function of 'that-clause'. Please explain it to me. Thanks again.
It modifies "dream". (This kind of modification with "that", where the modifying part appears to have the form of an independent clause, is possible only with certain nouns and/or certain types of modifying relationship. For
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Thein Lwin 7291... her dream that her husband would buy ...
The that-clause is a content clause in apposition to "dream". It tells the content of the dream.
Thein Lwin 7291her dream [wherein / in which]
"wherein" is much more formal than "in which", but both constructions are a little anomalous because we don't typic
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