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Order of relative clause and noun
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Relative clause follows noun
Example 14-11:
It was a nurse and a nurse's aid used to stand up at the door.
It
expl
was
was
a
a
nurse
nurse
and
and
a
a
nurse's
nurse's
aid
aid
used
used
to
to
stand
stand
up
up
at
at
the
the
door.
door
There was a nurse and a nurse's aid who used to stand up at the door.
Source:
Green 2002
: 90
Example 14-10:
Sheila going to that place that pay better.
Sheila
Sheila
going
going
to
to
that
that
place
place
that
that
pay
pays
better.
better
Sheila is going to that place that pays better.
Source:
Martin and Wolfram 1998
: 31
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Order of relative clause and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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