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David and I are the only ones left who are not married. #1 (permalink) Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:12 am   David and I are the only ones left who are not married.
 

Hello teachers,

I wonder why the relative clause "who are not married" can follow the verb "left"? As far as I'm concerned, relative clause must stand next to the noun it modifies.

Please shed some light on this matter.

Thanks in advance

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David and I are the only ones left who are not married. #2 (permalink) Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:46 am   David and I are the only ones left who are not married.
 

Hi,

In the sentence:

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David and I are the only ones left who are not married.


'left' here means 'remaining' and qualifies 'the ones'. In fact the sentence could read: 'the only remaining ones'. In that sense the relative pronoun is still referring to 'the ones' although in this case the 'adjective' left comes after the noun.

Hope this elucidates.

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David and I are the only ones left who are not married. #3 (permalink) Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:49 am   David and I are the only ones left who are not married.
 

I am with Mr. Alan. Yet you may think it this way:

*David and I are the only ones left who are not married.
=David and I are the only ones (who are the) left (ones) who are not married.
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