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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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What the teacher said

"I can respect what the teacher said."
Using Noun Clauses as Direct Objects | Linguistics Girl
I was reading about noun clause as an object on or at (should I say) above website.
If we remove "what" would the sentence still make sense? Why do we need those question-words? Please elaborate on this.
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Jigneshbharati If we remove "what" would the sentence still make sense? No. Jigneshbharati Why do we need those question-words?

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  • Jigneshbharati If we remove "what" would the sentence still make sense?
  • No.
  • Jigneshbharati Why do we need those question-words?
  • Please elaborate on this.
  • In this case, "what" is not really a question-word.
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JigneshbharatiIf we remove "what" would the sentence still make sense?
No.
JigneshbharatiWhy do we need those question-words? Please elaborate on this.
In this case, "what" is not really a question-word. It means "the thing that"; it provides the object for the verb "said", as well as creating a noun clause ("what the teache
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