[Grammar] what we call cyber relationships.

[sania-baharat]

Could you please help me to know which one is correct?

For disabled people or people who are very ill, Internet access allows them to develop relationships online--what we call cyber relationships.


For disabled people or people who are very ill, Internet access allows them to develop relationships online--what we call is cyber relationships.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think 'is' should be omitted because 'what we call cyber relationships' is a noun clause.

 

[Tdol]

The second doesn't work for me at all.

 

[sania-baharat]

But why do we use the following sentences?
What I like about this film is its ending.
What I like about her is her beauty.
What I want to say is that ...

What we call is cyber relationships.
The thing that we call is cyber relationships.

 

[Matthew Wai]

What we call is cyber relationships.
The thing that we call is cyber relationships.

I think they are wrong. I would say 'We call them cyber relationships'.
What we call cyber relationships is common nowadays.

 

[Tdol]

But why do we use the following sentences?
What I like about this film is its ending.
What I like about her is her beauty.
What I want to say is that ...

What is the main verb of these examples? What is the main verb of your sentence?

 

[sania-baharat]

What is the main verb of these examples? What is the main verb of your sentence?

But why do we use the following sentences?
What I like about this film is its ending. -> "like"
What I like about her is her beauty. -> "like"
What I want to say is that ... -> "want"
What we call is cyber relationships. -> "call"

 

[Matthew Wai]

1. What we call is cyber relationships.
2. What we recommend is cyber relationships.

1 does not work, but 2 does. Do you know why?

 

[sania-baharat]

Thanks Mattew. What a good question!
That is exactly what makes me confused. However, I was thinking about my sectences and I have discoved a way for understanding.

1. What we call is cyber relationships.

Here the pattern of main verb "call" is :
Call somebody/something something

2. What we recommend is cyber relationships.

Here, the pattern of the verb "recommend" is like:
Recommend something to somebody

That's why my sectence is considered wrong.
I thought we have one fixed pattern to create noun clauses. However, I understand that it is verbs and their patterns within sentences that really matter.

I hope I am right. :roll:

 

[sania-baharat]

Are following correct?

What name you are going to call baby is amazing.
What you call him is offensive.
What we call cyber relationships is the same as online relationships.

 

[emsr2d2]

Are the following correct?

1. What name you are going to call baby is amazing. :cross:
2. What you call him is offensive. :tick:
3. What we call "cyber relationships" is the same as "online relationships". :tick:

I have numbered your sentences to make it easier to reply. Please do the same thing yourself in future.

1 is wrong. You can say "The name you are going to give your/the baby is amazing" or "What you are going to call your/the baby is amazing". You would be able to use "What name" in a question, such as "What name are you going to give your baby?"
2 is correct, as long as you are referring to a regular/habitual occurrence.
3 is OK if you enclose the two phrases in quotation marks.

The problem with #1 is that you have used "What" and the noun it is supposed to replace (name). You did it correctly in #2, where "What" replaces "The name that".

 

[sania-baharat]

The problem with #1 is that you have used "What" and the noun it is supposed to replace (name). You did it correctly in #2, where "What" replaces "The name that".

Thanks emsr2d2.
I got it.
I should say:

What you are going to call baby is common these days.

 

[emsr2d2]

Thanks emsr2d2.
I got it.
I should say:

What you are going to call baby is common these days.

No. You still need a word before "baby" (as I indicated in post #11). What do you mean by "common these days"?

 

[sania-baharat]

No. You still need a word before "baby" (as I indicated in post #11). What do you mean by "common these days"?

What you are going to call the baby is common these days.
What you are going to call the baby is nice.

Emsr2d2, May I ask you to check my analysis on post #9?
Thanks so much.

 

[emsr2d2]

Please answer the question I asked in post #13 first.

 

[sania-baharat]

Please answer the question I asked in post #13 first.

Oh! sorry I didn't notice it.

What do you mean by "common these days"?

I meant a common baby name that many couples give to their chidlren.

 

[Matthew Wai]

What you call the baby is a common/nice name.