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А clause is a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
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a question regarding "when"
Why does he steal things when he could easily afford to buy them?
What does “when” in the sentence mean? Does it mean “in what situation”?
Is “when he could easily afford to buy them” a time clau …
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Can I replace "unless stated otherwise" with "unless they are stated otherwise"?
All the photographs in this book, unless stated otherwise, date from the 1950s.
Can I replace "unless stated otherwise" with "unless they are stated otherwise"? Does the sentence make sense to yo …
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Can “as" be used to introduce a longer background action or situation?
As they were sleeping, somebody broke into the house.
As I was driving down the street, I saw Peter.
As I walked through the park I remembered about my mother's birthday.
Do these s …
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A question regarding "That’s the last time I leave you in charge"
That’s the last time I leave you in charge.
In the sentence, is "I leave you in charge" an adjective clause (relative clause) modifying "the last time"?
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Is "as father was away in France" a reason clause or time clause?
"Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially as father was away in France."
In the sentence, is "as father was away in France" a reason clause or time clause?
Which understanding is m …
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A question regarding the structure "question word + to-infinitive"
A question word can be used before a to-infinitive to express an indirect question about what should be done. (cited from here)
Does this sentence mean that "question word + to-infinitive" can only b …
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Does "whenever convenient" sound natural or not?
Does whenever convenient sound natural to you in the following sentence?
Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon, or whenever convenient to you.
Does the sentence sound natu …
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Does "complement clause" exist?
In the website, http://www.linguisticsgirl.com/the-object-complement-in-english-grammar/, it is said that a noun clause can function as an object complelemt. There are three examples:
The judges w …
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"although" and "yet"
Although he's got a good job now, he yet complains.
Does the sentence sound natural? When "yet" is used as an adverb, can "although" and "yet" appear in the same sentence?
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adjective clause or appositive clause?
A sentence, from The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (1962), page 59:
The real reason that nonviolence is considered to be a virtue in Negroes--I am not speaking now of its racial value, another m …
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What should we call the clause after "would rather"?
I’d rather you stayed at home tonight.
What should we call the clause after "would rather"? Are they "object clause"?
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When "as" and "though" are used to introduce concession clauses
When "as" is used to introduce a concession clause, the clause has be inverse. For example, "Young as he is, he is knowledgeable".
I am wondering whether I can replace "though" with "as" in these sit …
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