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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'what' vs 'that'
1. Could you confirm whether the following sentence is okay?
What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually that he borrowed from his friends.
2. Can I replace the underlined 'in' with 'at' in the above sentence? If both of them are possible, could you tell me what the difference is between them?
What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually that he borrowed from his friends.
2. Can I replace the underlined 'in' with 'at' in the above sentence? If both of them are possible, could you tell me what the difference is between them?
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lucas21c Could you confirm whether the following sentence is okay? It is not OK. What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually what he had / that which he had borrowed from his friends.
- lucas21c Could you confirm whether the following sentence is okay?
- It is not OK.
- What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually what he had / that which he had borrowed from his friends.
- lucas21c Can I replace the underlined 'in' with 'at' in the above sentence?
- Yes.
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lucas21cCould you confirm whether the following sentence is okay?It is not OK.
What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually what he had / that which he hadborrowed from his friends.
lucas21cCan I replace the underlined 'in' with 'at' in the above sentence?Yes.
lucas21c
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1. Then, how about the following sentence? Even if I rule out 'yesterday' in the sentence, should I still use the past perfect to make the order of the incident clear in the sentence?
1A. What he sold is actually [what he/that he] borrowed from his friends.
2. How about the following sentences?
2A. What he sold is actually the things that he bor
1A. What he sold is actually [what he/that he] borrowed from his friends.
2. How about the following sentences?
2A. What he sold is actually the things that he bor
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lucas21c1A. What he sold is actually [what he/that he] borrowed from his friends.You cannot use 'that he' there.
lucas21c2. How about the following sentences? 2A. What he sold is actually the things that he borrowed from his friends.2B. What he sold is actually the things that he had borrowed from his friends.OK. Someone
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1. Thank you very much for your help, Mister Micawber. I think, according to your answers, the following sentences are okay. Could you confirm whether I got your answers right?
1A. What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually what he had borrowed from his friends.
1B. What he sold in the flea market yesterday [is that/are those] which he had borrowed from his f
1A. What he sold in the flea market yesterday is actually what he had borrowed from his friends.
1B. What he sold in the flea market yesterday [is that/are those] which he had borrowed from his f
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lucas21cCould you confirm whether I got your answers right?Yes, your sentences are good.
lucas21ccould you tell me why "What he sold are actually the things that he borrowed from his friends" is wrong?That isn't wrong. You wrote this, and I have now struck out the wrong option:
1A. What he sold is actually [wh
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