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Kumenglish Posted 4 years ago
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I am going to see my uncle is sick.
I am going to see my uncle, who is sick.
Please check them.
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Hi - I am going to see my uncle. The above is good. However, once you introduce the idea of 'is sick', you have created a subordinate (or dependent) clause with its own verb ('is').
- Hi - I am going to see my uncle.
- The above is good.
- However, once you introduce the idea of 'is sick', you have created a subordinate (or dependent) clause with its own verb ('is').
- It relates to the uncle and you need a linking word: it is 'who' and you have done that correctly in your second sentence The first one is incorrect.
- You can, if you wish, avoid the subordinate altogether by avoiding the second verb: - I'm going to see my sick uncle Dave
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Hi
- I am going to see my uncle.
The above is good. However, once you introduce the idea of 'is sick', you have created a subordinate (or dependent) clause with its own verb ('is'). It relates to the uncle and you need a linking word: it is 'who' and you have done that correctly in your second sentence
The first one is incorrect. You can, if you wish, avoid the subordinate a
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