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Uktous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Analytic abilities (,) which are importan

Hi,

Question 1) Someone suggests that what the word "which" refers to always depend on what come after "which".
Is it true?

Question 2) In my 2 sentences, "which" refers to abilities regardless of with or without a comma.
Is it true?

Question 3) Someone suggests that sentence 2 is better than 1.
Could you please tell me the reason?

Sentence1:
I want to further develop my analytic abilities which are important for an accountant.
Sentence2:
I want to further develop my analytic abilities, which are important for an accountant.

Thanks
  

Top answer

I can't say that the reference is always thus, but it is mostly so, no doubt. As for your 2 sentences: I don't like 'which' as the restrictive pronoun in #1. Use 'that'.

— Mister Micawber

  • I can't say that the reference is always thus, but it is mostly so, no doubt.
  • As for your 2 sentences: I don't like 'which' as the restrictive pronoun in #1.
  • Use 'that'.
  • The sentences carry different meanings.
  • The first restricts the discussion to only some of the speaker's analytical abilities, while the second refers to all of his analytical abilities.
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I can't say that the reference is always thus, but it is mostly so, no doubt. As for your 2 sentences: I don't like 'which' as the restrictive pronoun in #1. Use 'that'.

The sentences carry different meanings. The first restricts the discussion to only some of the speaker's analytical abilities, while the second refers to all of his analytical abilities.
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uktousmy analytic abilities(,) which are important for an accountant.
In my opinion, a construction like this, with a possessive adjective and a relative clause, is quite unusual, especially when the relative clause is restrictive.

I don't see why, in this case, for example, you would say that you want
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Hi,

Thank you for your answer.

I know that the relative clause is "which are important for an accountant."

Which is the "possessive adjective"?

Thanks
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uktousWhich is the "possessive adjective"?
my

CJ
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