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Hachi8 Posted 12 years ago
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< , ＋ a relative pronoun >
i'm confused because I'm trying to understand when to use ", a relative pronoun".
Why do we need to say "This book, whose author is a woman of eighty, is amusing.", not "This book whose author is a woman~."?
Why do we need to say "This book, whose author is a woman of eighty, is amusing.", not "This book whose author is a woman~."?
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"? Try removing the clause. If the meaning of the sentence is still intact, it is a non-essential element requiring commas.
- "?
- Try removing the clause.
- If the meaning of the sentence is still intact, it is a non-essential element requiring commas.
- This book is amusing.
- The age of the author has nothing to do with the amusement of the book.
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hachi8Why do we need to say "This book, whose author is a woman of eighty, is amusing.", not "This book whose author is a woman~."?Try removing the clause. If the meaning of the sentence is still intact, it is a non-essential element requiring commas.
.This book is amusing. The age of the author has nothing to do with the amusement of the book.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars!!
I think "who get a perfect score on the mid-term test" is essential to the meaning of the sentence above. Otherwise, the students who get very low scores would pass the course as well.
Try this one:
All students who get a perfect score on the mid-term test will pass the course.
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hachi8I think "who get a perfect score on the mid-term test" is essential to the meaning of the sentence above. Otherwise, the students who get very low scores would pass the course as well.You got it!
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