English Language & Usage Asked by Opel on November 27, 2020
Is the relative clause ‘which was especially humiliating because everyone was talking about it the next morning’ modifying the independent clause ‘Cara’s mother berated her in front of the entire basketball team’?
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1) Cara's mother berated her in front of the entire basketball team. 2) Everyone was talking about it the next morning. 3) That (#2) was especially humiliating (for Cara).
Answered by user8356 on November 27, 2020
Cara’s mother berated her in front of the entire basketball team, which was especially humiliating because everyone was talking about it the next morning.
Cara’s mother –subject
berated – verb
her – object
in front of the entire basketball team, - adverbial phrase modifying “berated”
which was especially humiliating – subordinate conjunctive relative clause whose referent is the main clause (cf "and that was especially humiliating")
because everyone was talking about it the next morning. - Subordinate clause of reason modifying “humiliating".
Answered by Greybeard on November 27, 2020
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