Timeline for They also serve who only stand and wait. What is the function of "who only............wait"?
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| Oct 16, 2015 at 13:08 | comment | added | Hot Licks | (The clause beginning with "who" is modifying "they". It is not the object of "serve".) | |
| Oct 16, 2015 at 13:07 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Incorrect. "They also serve him" is not the same as "He also serves". | |
| Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 | answer | added | Peter Shor | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 16, 2015 at 1:45 | comment | added | archangel89 | So I am correct about the noun clause part. What if i think it like :"They also serve him". Replace 'him' by the 'clause'. I think the way you re-framed the sentence changed the meaning. | |
| Oct 16, 2015 at 1:27 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Read it as "They who only stand and wait also serve." | |
| Oct 16, 2015 at 1:15 | history | asked | archangel89 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |