English Language & Grammar

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What’s happening with the clause at the end of this sentence?
Joeseph had been president since the day that he had won the election.

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See the sentences below. What do you make of their grammar?
She was sure whom she knew.
She was never certain whom she knew.
Are the sentences above elliptical constructions with missing prepositions?
She was sure (of [whom she knew]).
She was never certain (about [whom she knew]).
What about these sentences?
She was never sure what that was about.
She was […]

How would you describe the grammar of the following sentences?
A woman in a most peculiar hat sat contemplating.
He was erasing the board while she remarked with exaggerated irony that he should stop polishing the wall.
“Zoey ate the Thanksgiving Turkey,” shouted Janey with zany glee.
How had Janey done in the volleyball tournament was the question of […]

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