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Yong kim Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

acknowledging

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advised parents to avoid putting rear-facing infant seats in front of air bags, acknowledging that the force of the explosive bag could harm (infants whose) (infants, whose) head were only inches away from the devices.

I wonder if "acknowledging" means "which acknowledged" . and acknowledged, or anything.
I would like to know which is correct.
1. infants whose
2. infants, whose
  

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" The difference between the two sentences is that in one, there is no comma after "infants," while there is a comma after the other: infants, whose. To understand which is correct with regard for the comma, you would want to omit the comma. You are limiting the group of infants who would be affected by this seating arrangement to those whose head were only inches away from the devices.

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  • " The difference between the two sentences is that in one, there is no comma after "infants," while there is a comma after the other: infants, whose.
  • To understand which is correct with regard for the comma, you would want to omit the comma.
  • You are limiting the group of infants who would be affected by this seating arrangement to those whose head were only inches away from the devices.
  • This means, you need the "whose" clause to identify which infants are involved.
  • If it meant all infants, we assume that all infants were only inches away from the devices.
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"Acknowledging" can mean "which acknowledged."

The difference between the two sentences is that in one, there is no comma after "infants," while there is a comma after the other: infants, whose.

To understand which is correct with regard for the comma, you would want to omit the comma. You are limiting the group of infants who would be affected by this seating arrangement to thos
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yong kimI wonder if "acknowledging" means "which acknowledged" . and acknowledged, or anything.
= while they acknowledged
yong kimI would like to know which is correct.
infants, whose
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