Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What it did
What it did was just give them an advantage of a good education.
Is What it did a subject, was a linking verb and just give them an advantage of a good education a complement in the above sentence?
Is What it did a subject, was a linking verb and just give them an advantage of a good education a complement in the above sentence?
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Is What it did a subject, was a linking verb and just give them an advantage of a good education a complement in the above sentence? Correct. That structure is called a pseudo-cleft, more specifically, a pseudo-cleft with "do".
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AnonymousWhat it did was just give them an advantage of a good education.Is What it did a subject, was a linking verb and just give them an advantage of a good education a complement in the above sentence?Correct.
That structure is called a pseudo-cleft, more specifically, a pseudo-cleft with "do".
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