 Sentence analysis- help with this sentence please.?This question has no verified answers · 4 replies What phrase type is the italicised words? Is it adverbial? If so, answering what? It seems to be just a pronoun with a relative clause with a noun clause inside of that... Help would be great thanks.   New Zealand Full Member 466 Hi, He is looking a bit lean and keen, something I know Tony finds very unattractive. What phrase type is the italicised words? Is it adverbial? If so, answering what? It seems to be just a pronoun with a relative clause with a noun clause inside of that... 'A bit lean and keen' is a characteristic of 'he'. 'Something' is is in apposition to that characteristic, ie to the phrase 'a bit lean and keen'. '(that) I know (that) Tony finds very unattractive' consists of two nested relative clauses describing 'something'. If you want to separate these sentences out a bit, you could rephrase this way. He is looking a bit lean and keen. I know that lean and keen is something that Tony finds very unattractive. Best wishes, Clive  El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Thanks, Clive. I thought exactly as you stated; however, I didn't think a word can be in apposition to adjectives. I thought a word can only be in apposition to nouns, not adjectives.... But you have put me straight.  Thanks again. New Zealand Full Member 466(that) I know (that) Tony finds very unattractive' consists of two nested relative clauses describing 'something'. Something that.... This is a relative pronoun. However, I know that.....that is a complementizer; that is, it is a noun clause, not a relative clause. A relative clause follows a noun, not a verb. Not very relevant, however. New Zealand Full Member 466 | |
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