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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Cluses with the pronoun "which"

Hi. Are these clauses with the pronoun "which" correct as they are in the sentences?

1. They were successful which was great.
2. They recycle which people throw away.
  

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No. 1. They were successful , which was great.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • 1.
  • They were successful , which was great.
  • 2.
  • They recycle what people throw away.
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1. They were successful, which was great.
2. They recycle what people throw away.
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Mister Micawber1. They were successful which was great.
A comma is always needed when the antecedent of a relative pronoun is the entire main clause: The were successful, which was great.

CB
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Hmm. I put the comma in there, in bold red, but it didn't appear. I'll have to get into the HTML code and fix it.
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Mister MicawberHmm. I put the comma in there, in bold red, but it didn't appear. I'll have to get into the HTML code and fix it.
Oh, I see. By the way, I sometimes have similar experiences. Not everything comes out as written. There are bugs.

CB
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Cool BreezeNot everything comes out as written. There are bugs.
Indeed. I have had very hard times with italics especially!
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