is/was supposed

[BobK]

Originally Posted by dihen

Is it ever possible in English to have a coordinate clause inside a subordinate clause or to have another subordinate clause inside a subordinate clause?
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some other examples:
I feel disappointed [because I've tried many times {but I still failed}]. (coordinate clause inside subordinate clause)
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I feel disappointed [because [even though I've tried many times], I still failed]. (subordinate clause inside subordinate clause)

They're described as 'nested'. I've never met a specific prescription about the number of levels of nesting that are acceptable - although for practical reasons it's a good idea not to use too many - the more you use, the harder your sentence is to parse, and this hampers communication.

There's a nursery rhyme called The House that Jack Built that demonstrates how far you can go with nested clauses: "This is the house that Jack built...," by Mother Goose

b