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Macdaddynyc Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which of these three sentences are correct?

Hello,

I prioritize based on what is the most important thing that i do, or
I prioritize based on what the most important thing is that I do, or
I prioritize based on what the most important thing that I do is.

I personally would believe the last sentence is correct, but the position of the verb "is" too far away from the question word "what."

Please clarify and explain further.

Thank you
  

Top answer

You are right. The third one is correct. Don't let the distance between "what" and "is" confuse you.

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You are right. The third one is correct. Don't let the distance between "what" and "is" confuse you. Suppose that you were to substitute the word "that" for "the most important thing that I do." You'll see that the placement of "is" is fine.

I prioritize based on what that is. "The most important thing that I do" fills the same grammatical position. ("That" might r
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Hello,

Thank you for helping me getting across this grammatical issue. Have a good one.
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To me, these all sound rather awkward.
I'd reword as
eg I prioritize based on the test score.
eg I prioritize based on the importance of the things I have to do.
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