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That can release every power of it on the following sentence. | That can release every power of it on the following sentence. | ||
She said that that that that that boy used was wrong. | She said that that that that that boy used was wrong. | ||
You would see the meaning immediately and perfectly if you were an English speaker. Each of the users are, however, is a speaker of other languages: Administrator, Pylorian, Angmogho and Japanese. So I have to explain about this. | You would see the meaning immediately and perfectly if you were an English (Numeronym Language may go) speaker. Each of the users are, however, is a speaker of other languages: Administrator, Pylorian, Angmogho and Japanese. So I have to explain about this. | ||
The first "that" is a conjunction and makes a noun clause. The second "that" is an adjective, and describes the next "that". And the third "that" is a noun and is "that" as a word "that" itself. I guess you don't have any question so far. And then, the fourth "that" is a relative pronoun and has the third "that" as an antecedent. The fifth "that" and below, specifically "that boy used" is all introduced by the relative pronoun. | The first "that" is a conjunction and makes a noun clause. The second "that" is an adjective, and describes the next "that". And the third "that" is a noun and is "that" as a word "that" itself. I guess you don't have any question so far. And then, the fourth "that" is a relative pronoun and has the third "that" as an antecedent. The fifth "that" and below, specifically "that boy used" is all introduced by the relative pronoun. | ||