What his demand that we do this is is...

[Vladv1]

"What his demand that we do this is is odd." Does this sentence of mine sound correct?

 

[5jj]

No. Drop the 'what', and the sentence is possible.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you want to keep the "what", you'd need "What he's demanding that we do is odd". However, you'd lose the idea of "this".

 

[jutfrank]

What are you trying to say?

Was there supposed to be a repetition of 'is'?

 

[Tarheel]

What are you trying to say?

Was there supposed to be a repetition of 'is'?

Good catch!

 

[Vladv1]

Good catch!

Yes, there was supposed to be a repetition of is. Like in "What he is is a killer".

 

[jutfrank]

In that case, yes, it is grammatical, but no, it doesn't sound correct. None of us even had a vague idea of what you meant until post #6.

 

[Annabel Lee]

"What his demand that we do this is is odd."

What it is, is odd, that he should demand we do this.