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Nakool Posted 12 years ago
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He has written a poem which fascinates everyone.
a) A poem has been written by him which fascinates everyone.
b) Everyone is fascinated by the poem which has been written by him.
Answer according to my book is (b). Please tell me why (a) is not the correct choice.
Is it because of the fact that the 'which' in option (a) modifies 'him' instead modifying the 'poem'?
a) A poem has been written by him which fascinates everyone.
b) Everyone is fascinated by the poem which has been written by him.
Answer according to my book is (b). Please tell me why (a) is not the correct choice.
Is it because of the fact that the 'which' in option (a) modifies 'him' instead modifying the 'poem'?
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Nakool Is it because of the fact that the 'which' in option (a) modifies 'him' instead modifying the 'poem'? No, it is not possible for "which" to refer to a person, so it can only be interpreted as referring to "poem". Even so, the sentence feels slightly awkward to me.
- Nakool Is it because of the fact that the 'which' in option (a) modifies 'him' instead modifying the 'poem'?
- No, it is not possible for "which" to refer to a person, so it can only be interpreted as referring to "poem".
- Even so, the sentence feels slightly awkward to me.
- Having said that, (b) feels slightly awkward to me too.
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NakoolIs it because of the fact that the 'which' in option (a) modifies 'him' instead modifying the 'poem'?No, it is not possible for "which" to refer to a person, so it can only be interpreted as referring to "poem". Even so, the sentence feels slightly awkward to me. Having said that, (b) feels slightly awkward to me too.
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