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Lucas21c Posted 16 years ago
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Hi. Could you tell me whether the following senteces are possible?

1. He looked up to a painter called Frans Hals.

2. He looked up to a painter who is called Frans Hals.

3. He looked up to a painter, who is called Frans Hals.
  

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Only #1 is a reasonable construction.

  • Only #1 is a reasonable construction.
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Only #1 is a reasonable construction.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber. By the way, how about #2 and #3?
As far as I know we can omit "who + be" in relative clauses, so I guess #1 and #2 are eventually same.
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Both #2 and #3 are too awkward to live.

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