| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
hiromichi
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1380
|
 Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:14 am Post subject: sentence structure |
 |
|
Are "which" and "all the harm" appositive?
"We must find ways to live with nature in some kind of balance. The government mainly wants to control nature, which is what did all the harm in the first place."
CHAI ERHONG, an environmentalist, on the spread of deserts in China.
_________________
Hiromichi |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Mister Micawber
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 774
Location: Yokohama
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
.
No, which refers to the government controlling nature. All the harm is the object of the verb did. Which and what have the same referent.
.
_________________
"I really do not know that anything has ever been more exciting than diagramming sentences." � Gertrude Stein
...............
Canadian-American who teaches English for a living at Mr Micawber's |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
hiromichi
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
Posts: 1380
|
| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Mister Micawber, Now I get it. Thank you very much again.
_________________
Hiromichi |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
