English grammar questions, answered by Alan
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Cosmos
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by Cosmos »
Hello, teacher!
Would you please tell me if these are both correct?
1. What he wanted to be was an astronaut.
2. It was an astronaut what he wanted to be.
Thank you very much.
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Alan
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by Alan »
#2 is possible as a sentence of informal English, but only if a comma is inserted after 'astronaut'.
