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As clause of manner
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Free relative clauses may be used as clauses of manner.

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The free relative pronouns of manner are hoe't how and sa't so. Hoe't how minus the cliticised complementiser is homophonous with the question word. Sa't so minus the cliticised complementiser is homophonous with the referential manner pronoun. Examples are provided below:

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a. Hoe't er it dwaan wol, dat kin net
how he it do wants that can not
It is not possible to do it the way in which he wants to
b. Sa't er it dwaan wol, dat kin net
so he it do wants that can not
It is not possible to do it like he wants to
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