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--- en:grammar:dependent_clauses [2022-11-14 22:13] – w -> v christian
+++ en:grammar:dependent_clauses [2022-12-02 10:54] (current) – Switch to new possessive pronouns christian
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 If the head noun is the object of the relative clause, the object marker **o** can be placed before the **ke** to indicate this. However, like in most other positions, the use of this marker is optional – usually there is little risk of confusion, in which case it is usually omitted. In this document, we place the marker in parentheses in such cases, indicating that it may or may not be used.
-**ona ke ga mai [bike] mi** – the woman who will buy my bike (the woman is the subject)\\
+**ona ke ga mai mis [bike]** – the woman who will buy my bike (the woman is the subject)\\
 **banana (o) ke mi li kula** – the banana that I ate (the banana is the object)
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 Note: In English, 'that' clauses used as object are rarely fronted in such a way, but it's fine to do so in Lugamun.
-Note that in these and similar cases, the nested clause is usually terminated by a comma (when writing) or by a short pause (when speaking) to indicate where it ends and the main clause begins (or continues). Without such a comma or pause, the sentence structure may be confusing and it may not always be clear where the nested clause ends. For example, in
+Note that in these and similar cases, the nested clause is typically terminated by a comma (when writing) or by a short pause (when speaking) to indicate where it ends and the main clause begins (or continues). This helps to clarify the sentence structure.
-**O to ya li mai [car] naya, mi jixi.** – That he/she bought a new car, I know it. / I know that he/she bought a new car.
-**[car] naya mi** could be misunderstood as 'my new car' without such an interruption.
-XXX Also explain that it's preferable to include **de** in possessive pronouns that occur before the subject, for the same reason.
 When the subject is a **to** clause, it may also be moved to the end of the clause by using the construction **ta ke .. xi** – 'that which ... is'. This can be translated into English by using 'it' as dummy subject at the start of the sentence.