restricitve relative, non-restrictive relative comparative or content

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Beyazgul

#206161 Tue, 14 Mar 06 07:09 PM

iv done the majority of the questions however im totally stuck on the following.

1- the money he hadn't spent he was allowed to keep.

2- the fact that he was only sixteen didn't really matter

3- the boss, who had arrivd at eight in the morning, was still at her desk at midnight. is this non-restricitve? im not sure about the other two.

also when is says give the passive counterpart..what does it mean.

for example:

the emperor presented the visitor with a gold medal. is this even a passive sentence?

thankyou for any help

Beyazgul

Beyazgul

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Passive sentences

Clive

#206169 Tue, 14 Mar 06 07:43 PM

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

1- the money he hadn't spent he was allowed to keep. It's better to say he was allowed to keep the money (that) he hadn't spent. Restrictive

2- the fact that he was only sixteen didn't really matter I don't think we normally think of this 'the fact that. . .' structure as introducing a restrictive clause, but it does seem to be restrictive.

3- the boss, who had arrivd at eight in the morning, was still at her desk at midnight. is this non-restricitve? No.

also when is says give the passive counterpart..what does it mean.

for example:

the emperor presented the visitor with a gold medal. is this even a passive sentence? No. Passive is, eg A gold medal was presented to the visitor by the emperor.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive