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He remembered a kind of glue developed by a colleague that everyone thought _____ a failure because it did not stick very well.
(A) is (B) was (C) will be (D) has been
Ans: (B)
This may be an awkward sentence?
The key point of my question is not the answer itself but the sentence structure:
He remembered (that) a kind of glue (which was) developed by a colleague that everyone thought was a failure...
Let's narrow down to the sentence in the that-clause.
[A kind of glue (which was developed by a colleague)] [that everyone thought] [ was ] [ a failure ].
[ subject ]+[ ? ]+[linking verb]+[subject complement]
-->What is the propriety of the clause 'that everyone thought'?
According to that sentence structure, can I say:
The money [which was taken by Alex] [that everyone thought] was not his money.
Two relative clauses in a row??? Can you accept this???
Furthermore, the sentence is correct and sensible:
Everyone thought that the kind of glue was a failure.
But... is the kind of inversion awkward or sensible?
The kind of glue that everyone thought was a failure.
(A) is (B) was (C) will be (D) has been
Ans: (B)
This may be an awkward sentence?
The key point of my question is not the answer itself but the sentence structure:
He remembered (that) a kind of glue (which was) developed by a colleague that everyone thought was a failure...
Let's narrow down to the sentence in the that-clause.
[A kind of glue (which was developed by a colleague)] [that everyone thought] [ was ] [ a failure ].
[ subject ]+[ ? ]+[linking verb]+[subject complement]
-->What is the propriety of the clause 'that everyone thought'?
According to that sentence structure, can I say:
The money [which was taken by Alex] [that everyone thought] was not his money.
Two relative clauses in a row??? Can you accept this???
Furthermore, the sentence is correct and sensible:
Everyone thought that the kind of glue was a failure.
But... is the kind of inversion awkward or sensible?
The kind of glue that everyone thought was a failure.