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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Why he erupted in rage is of no importance.

1b01font01i01font00Why02font00 02i00he erupted in rage is of no importance.02font02b02br
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00In the above sentence 01i00Why02i00 is an adverb. But 01font00what thing is being modified by this adverb?02font00 In the above sentence clause 01i00'he erupted in rage'02i00 is functioning as a subject.0-
  

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0Although 'why' itself is an adverb, it is used here as (to use Quirk's phrase) a 01i00pro-adjunct02i00 to introduce the nominal clause ('why he erupted in rage'), all of which together is the subject of the sentence.0-
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0 I've never heard of a pro-adjunct, but I've heard of a fused relative, so I would have called it a fused relative.02br
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00 The reason that he erupted in rage = Why he erupted in rage02i02br
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01i00Why02i00 is the fusion of 01i00the reason02i00 and 01i00that02i00.
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0 Alternate interpretation?02br
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01i00why he erupted in rage02i00 is an indirect question.02br
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00 1. 01i00I don't know why he erupted in rage.02i02br
00 2. 01i00Why he erupted in rage is of no importance.02i02br
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00 Is there any logical reason why thi
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