English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Relative clauses that sound odd
a) The man, who I never knew his name, drove me home.
b) The man, on whom I never knew the name, drove me home.
c) The man, who I never knew the name of, drove me home.
1) b and c seem OK, but what is wrong with a?
2) Is this OK below?
I, who am happy, strolled down the street, laughing.
Thanks.
b) The man, on whom I never knew the name, drove me home.
c) The man, who I never knew the name of, drove me home.
1) b and c seem OK, but what is wrong with a?
2) Is this OK below?
I, who am happy, strolled down the street, laughing.
Thanks.
Top answer
My 2 cents... The man, whose name I never knew, drove me home,
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My 2 cents...
The man, whose name I never knew, drove me home,
The man, whose name I never knew, drove me home,
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Yea, yours is right, but just don't know why mine is incorrect.
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