Re: Relative pronoun?
| From: | Tommie L Powell <tommiepowell@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 19, 2000, 7:41 |
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On Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:28:58 -0800 Marcus Smith <smithma@...>
writes:
> At 12/19/00 05:16 PM +1100, you wrote:
> >Um...just a simple question.
> >
> >Is the "what" in:
> >
> >"I know what to do"
> >
> >a relative pronoun?
>
> No, because the sentence does not contain a relative clause.
>
The phrase "what to do" functions as a direct object here,
since it is the thing "I know". Therefore, it is a noun phrase.