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Hi,
You need the pronoun 'who' in the sentence.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Sep 21, 2009 14:10 pm Anyone younger than that who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violating |
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Thank you, Alan. So the orginal sentence is correct, right? Could you please explain for me why the word "who" is necessary?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Sep 21, 2009 14:37 pm Anyone younger than that who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violating |
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Hi,
You have to connect the person (understood) referred to as 'that' to the verb 'is violating' by using the relative pronoun 'who'.
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Sep 21, 2009 14:48 pm Anyone younger than that who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violating |
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Thanks again, Alan.
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Sep 21, 2009 16:14 pm Anyone younger than that who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violati |
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Alan, what is your opinion on my interpretation of this sentence:
"That" refers to an age, say, 16, which was mentioned in a previous sentence. "Anyone younger than that" means "anyone younger than 16".
"Who" introduces a relative clause, "who sits behind the wheel of a moving car". This clause is linked to "anyone ...". The relative pronoun "who" refers to "anyone ...". "Who" does not refer to "that".
The sentence could be rephrased as: "anyone who is both younger than that age and who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violating the law. [Ugly, but clear.]
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Sep 21, 2009 17:19 pm Anyone younger than that who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violating |
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Hi,
It doesn't annoy me in the slightest. I'm annoyed with myself because I got it wrong and you are spot on!
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| #8 (permalink) Mon Sep 21, 2009 18:06 pm Anyone younger than that who sits behind the wheel of a moving car is violating |
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| OK, kind of you to say so. |
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