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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Why is it wrong

No doubt this phrase is okay (The keys you lost)
but why is this wrong? (The keys you lost them) Please answer and prove it grammatically
  

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No doubt this phrase is okay (The keys you lost)Yes. But it's a phrase, not senetnce. but why is this wrong?

  • No doubt this phrase is okay (The keys you lost)Yes.
  • But it's a phrase, not senetnce.
  • but why is this wrong?
  • (The keys you lost them) Please answer and prove it grammatically 'You lost' is a subordinate clause, describing 'keys' You see this if you write it in full with the subordinating conjunction 'that'.
  • ie The keys that you lost.
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No doubt this phrase is okay (The keys you lost)Yes. But it's a phrase, not senetnce.

but why is this wrong? (The keys you lost them) Please answer and prove it grammatically

'You lost' is a subordinate clause, describing 'keys'

You see this if you write it in full with the subordinating conjunction 'that'

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