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CBE 4.07 | King Henry VIII | Language focus: relative pronouns

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The Ruler of a Country

At the time, it was only boys and men that could become the ruler of a country. So we can't say during his first marriage, that was to Catherine of Aragon. Could we use who here? Exactly. We could. And this information that we're adding, boys and men, that could Become The Ruler Of A Country. Would you say this is essential information or not, Mark? I think that's essential information there. It is. If we said at the time it was only Boys and Men full stop, that doesn't make sense. There's another word in this sentence that's interesting. That's the verb relating to this noun. To rule a country is to

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