Clause Reduction
I'd like to have your idea about this following sentence whether it's a kind of Clause reduction
>> A pair of eyeglasses, rather old of mine, is used by you right now.<<
the full sentence should come from (A pair of eyeglasses that are rather old of mine is used by you right now.)
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
Those sentences are both incorrect. "a pair of eyeglasses, rather old of mine" and "a pair of eyeglasses that are rather old of mine" are both incorrect, and the pattern "~ is used by you right now" is awkward. You can say: You are using a rather old pair of glasses/eyeglasses of mine.
- Those sentences are both incorrect.
- "a pair of eyeglasses, rather old of mine" and "a pair of eyeglasses that are rather old of mine" are both incorrect, and the pattern "~ is used by you right now" is awkward.
- You can say: You are using a rather old pair of glasses/eyeglasses of mine.
- In BrE, "eyeglass" is a rather old-fashioned word for a monocle.
- The plural "eyeglasses" is not used for ordinary spectacles; we would say "glasses".
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Those sentences are both incorrect. "a pair of eyeglasses, rather old of mine" and "a pair of eyeglasses that are rather old of mine" are both incorrect, and the pattern "~ is used by you right now" is awkward. You can say:
You are using a rather old pair of glasses/eyeglasses of mine.
In BrE, "eyeglass" is a rather old-fashioned word for a monocle. The plural "eyeglasses" i
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