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24-Jun-2003, 09:42
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Are these sentences correct:
1-The student the present for whom was a book is my brother.
2-The student, the present for whom was a book, is my brother.
3-The student the present given to whom was a book is my brother.
4-The student, the present given to whom was a book, is my brother. |
24-Jun-2003, 10:38
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Originally Posted by navi tasan Are these sentences correct:
1-The student the present for whom was a book is my brother.
2-The student, the present for whom was a book, is my brother.
3-The student the present given to whom was a book is my brother.
4-The student, the present given to whom was a book, is my brother. | I prefer the second one, that is:
The student, the present for whom was a book, is my brother.
What do you think? |
24-Jun-2003, 14:37
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1-The student the present for whom was a book is my brother.
2-The student, the present for whom was a book, is my brother.
3-The student the present given to whom was a book is my brother.
4-The student, the present given to whom was a book, is my brother.
They're OK, but how about 'The student whose present was a book is my briother. ;-0 |
24-Jun-2003, 15:25
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Thanks TDOL. The sentence you suggest is of-course the best, but I wanted to know if the other ones were structurally OK. |
24-Jun-2003, 19:22
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Originally Posted by navi tasan Are these sentences correct:
1-The student the present for whom was a book is my brother.
2-The student, the present for whom was a book, is my brother.
3-The student the present given to whom was a book is my brother.
4-The student, the present given to whom was a book, is my brother. | All of them strike me as rather awkward. How about :
"The student who got a book for a present is my brother."
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24-Jun-2003, 20:49
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