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Sokheang Thea
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« on: August 21, 2007, 02:10:24 AM » |
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I don't know what in the drawer is.
I don't know what is in the drawer. which one is correct?
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dadavy
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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2007, 06:32:27 PM » |
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i think the first one is correct. y? i don know y but i just know that's correct according to grammar. i completely forgot what it's called.
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2007, 07:28:57 PM » |
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As I have got experiences, it is focus on noun clause.
At first you have to consider what can stand after subordinator( what, why,..)
It should be subject (can be noun, pronoun..) and plus verb, right?
Please criticize if any mistake!
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Kimlong
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2007, 08:42:13 PM » |
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Hit the nail on the head Tola!!! It's noun clause!!
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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2007, 07:30:53 PM » |
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I don't understand what you, Kimlong, have said. Anyway, it is an noun clause.
The correct sentence is the second one- I don't know what is in the drawer.
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Sokheang Thea
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2007, 02:05:59 AM » |
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this sentence in the drawer is a pen is gramatically correct.
when we change it into noun clause where should we put to be?
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vutha_cupid
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2007, 04:41:20 AM » |
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Excuse me, can you make your question more simply?
It's hard to answer because you just gave only one sentence?
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Sokheang Thea
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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2007, 01:49:35 AM » |
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That's is it 1. I don't know what in the drawer is. (to be is at the end).
2. I don't know what is in the drawer. (to be is in the middle)?
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2007, 12:21:34 AM » |
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I see your point. I know the sentence "In the drawer is a pen" is grammatically correct. It's called inverted sentence. You've already know where to put to be, i think. As far as i'm concerned, your both sentences are correct. The difference is the emphasis you put into them. That is, in the first one you focus on the place, while in the second you stress on the item.
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