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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

Reduce the following relative clause:

The product, which seemed perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market.

My answer:

The product, perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market.

My friend says it should be reduced as follows: 1. Despite seeming perfect in many ways ,the product failed to succeed in the market. OR 2. The product, SEEMING perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market.

Is his answer right? If he is right, isn't my answer better than his?

  

Top answer

Here is the correct sentence. The product, SEEMINGly perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market. Use the adverbial form to modify the adjective perfect.

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  • Here is the correct sentence.
  • The product, SEEMINGly perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market.
  • Use the adverbial form to modify the adjective perfect.
  • Your version states that the product WAS perfect in many ways.
  • You have removed the doubt created by seemingly.
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Here is the correct sentence.The product, SEEMINGly perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market. Use the adverbial form to modify the adjective perfect.

Your version states that the product WAS perfect in many ways. You have removed the doubt created by seemingly.

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