Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
THAT
What part of speech is 'that' in this sentence?
"That was a compliment coming from the leader."
Is it a pronoun, relative pronoun, demonstrative pronoun?
Is it also acting as a 'dummy subject'?
Many thanks
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"That was a compliment coming from the leader."
Is it a pronoun, relative pronoun, demonstrative pronoun?
Is it also acting as a 'dummy subject'?
Many thanks
asign
Top answer
Hi I'd say it is straightforwardly a demonstrative pronoun. It is referring to whatever the leader said. " there is no "It" to point to - nothing that is giving us the rain.
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I'd say it is straightforwardly a demonstrative pronoun. It is referring to whatever the leader said. The speaker of the sentence is, in a way, pointing at what the leader said
With regards to "dummy subject": in a sentence like "It is raining." there is no "It" to point to - nothing that is giving us the rain. The "it" is then a dummy subject
But in the case of th
I'd say it is straightforwardly a demonstrative pronoun. It is referring to whatever the leader said. The speaker of the sentence is, in a way, pointing at what the leader said
With regards to "dummy subject": in a sentence like "It is raining." there is no "It" to point to - nothing that is giving us the rain. The "it" is then a dummy subject
But in the case of th
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