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Anonymous wrote: Pioussoul wrote: Kilimanjaro wrote: Pioussoul wrote: Anonymous wrote: His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce...

Pioussoul wrote: Kilimanjaro wrote: Pioussoul wrote: Anonymous wrote: His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce Non-defining...

Kilimanjaro wrote: Pioussoul wrote: Anonymous wrote: His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce Non-defining relative clauses. In...

Pioussoul wrote: Anonymous wrote: His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce Non-defining relative clauses. In speech yes, It does...

Anonymous wrote: His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce Non-defining relative clauses. In speech yes, It does not matter because...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: Note from these examples, that in statements when the preposition is placed at the end of the clause, we can use that instead of who or which or we can omit the relative pronoun completely. that = object of Note; it has only grammatical function; no meaning,...

Note from these examples, that in statements when the preposition is placed at the end of the clause, we can use that instead of who or which or we can omit the relative pronoun completely. that = object of Note; it has only grammatical function; no meaning, reference comma -- are you sure it...

His family, who had gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. A) His family, having gone to Egypt last summer, decided to go to Spain this summer. 1. I don't think we can reduce Non-defining relative clauses. In speech yes, It does not matter because of a...

Hi Inchoateknowledge, frantically is an adverb, not an adjective. ( I agree) Is it that modifies the adjective word "even"? even frantically is not a clause, because it does not contain a verb. It is an adverb phrase. (I agree but I've never said even frantically was a clause.) The dog...

Hi Inchoateknowledge, frantically is an adverb, not an adjective. ( I agree) Is it that modifies the adjective word "even"? even frantically is not a clause, because it does not contain a verb. It is an adverb phrase. (I agree but I've never said even frantically was a clause.) The dog...