By Verbs, Relative pronouns

Inchoateknowledge wrote: "I don't understand the function of the underlined that in this sentence and what 'that' refers to? Can you give examples to explain this?" This is the question, right? Inchoateknowledge wrote: Note from these examples, that in statements when the preposition is...

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...

"I don't understand the function of the underlined that in this sentence and what 'that' refers to? Can you give examples to explain this?" This is the question, right? Inchoateknowledge wrote: Note from these examples, that in statements when the preposition is placed at the end of the...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: I recommend that we settle this problem (simple sentence, one clause) the red part is a nominal clause, and acts as the object of the verb. 'that' has no reference, but plays an important role grammatically: nominal conjunction that links the verb to its object...

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...

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...

CalifJim wrote:A word used to introduce a clause complement of a verb is called a complementizer. Complements are underlined below.I said the word.I said that Jane would be late today.CJ Thanks for the explantion, CJ, but my confusion is still existent in that the first question of this thread...

Onh1986 wrote:OK, why was the aux verb omitted? The relative pronoun which/who and the subsequent conjugated auxiliary be can be omitted by ellipsis. This is a rule: whiz deletion.