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![]() "KLC Lewis" wrote in message et... "Dave" wrote in message ... On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:06:12 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard" said: We are discussing a simple, four-word sentence. [snip] "Which doubtlessly is why." I take back what I said, Neal. While the third grader would probably not have recognized that your four words are part of a dependent clause introduced the relative pronoun "which," the third grader would at least have gone you one better by recognizing that your four words do not constitute a sentence. Do a little googling of "clause" and "sentence" and maybe you can start to get this grammar stuff sorted out. This is becoming tedius. "Doubtless" is correct, Wilbur. "Doubtlessly" can also be correct, but is considered "clumsy." http://www.bartleby.com/68/15/2015.html Irrelevant! That link talks about "doubtless" used as an adverb and I have shown, without doubt, that in the sentence, "Which is doubtlessly why," that doubtlessly is used as an adjective since it is a modifier of the word "why" and not a modifier of the verb "is." Wilbur Hubbard |
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