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Goodman  #545994  Thu, 24 Jul 08 08:20 PM
I don't have the luxury of being home to do the reasch in privacy.
I said it in previous post. WHAT, WHO,  WHERE etc are equal relative nouns. If you agree and insist that "what" is a relative pronoun, then we should treat WHO and WHERE, the same. 
By the same token, then my sentence is valid. 

So if you dont mind, what would you say the right answers are to these statement:
Garlic and onion are what [makes]/ [make] the beef taste so good. 
Garlic and onion are the two ingredients that [make] / [makes] the beef taste so good.
Onions [are] / [is] what gives/ give the soup that rich flavor.  

Thank you for you replies!
  
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Cool Breeze  #546000  Thu, 24 Jul 08 08:47 PM
 Goodman, I give up.Headbang I have explained the grammatical behavior of relative what twice. I am not going to do it again. Read my opinion in my previous posts and after that check it against an authoritative grammar book of the English language.

I'm signing off. I'm going on a holiday. See you around August 10.

Cheers, CB

  
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Sunray Shower  #546001  Thu, 24 Jul 08 08:49 PM
Would you mind If I tried answering these questions? Thank you. :)

Garlic and onion are what [makes] the beef taste so good. 
Garlic and onion are the two ingredients that [make] the beef taste so good.
Onions [is] what gives the soup that rich flavor.


I hope I got them right. :S

  
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Yoong Liat  #546004  Thu, 24 Jul 08 08:55 PM

I think all your answers are correct.

  
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Sunray Shower  #546006  Thu, 24 Jul 08 09:01 PM
Ahhh, thank you, what a relief. : p
  
Goodman  #546013  Thu, 24 Jul 08 09:33 PM
We both have gone in much details explaining what we believed. When there is a splitting hair scenario, it's almost impossible to tell which side is thicker.
My vacation is 4 months away. But I will not see anything relating to or remostly sounding like work for 23 days!  Hey, don't bang your head too hard, you are denting the wall! 
Spend a lot of (mo) Money and have a (<:o)) Party!!!. Don't let the weather dampen you vacation spirit! (st) Storm(li) Lightning  (um) Umbrella take a lot of (P) Camera  and have a good time (D) Drinks
  
Goodman  #546136  Fri, 25 Jul 08 06:31 AM
 
Sunray Shower
Would you mind If I tried answering these questions? Thank you. :)

Garlic and onion are what [makes] the beef taste so good. 
Garlic and onion are the two ingredients that [make] the beef taste so good.
Onions [is] what gives the soup that rich flavor.



If you have been following my threads on this discussion, the answers are in my posts. Since I am not a grammarian, nor am I a teacher, I am gracefuly passing this honor to the pros.
  
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