Defining Clause?
The iron ore which we find in the earth is not pure.
1. This is a defining clause, and therefore it suggests the iron ore found on the earth or in other places is pure or purer than it. Correct?
a. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/which_1?q=which
used to be exact about the thing or things that you mean
That can be used instead of which in this meaning, ..
2. Do you think you have two options "which" and "that" when you make a defining clause?
Replace "which" with "that" as a. says,
The iron ore that we find in the earth is not pure.
This is not a defining clause,
or is a defining clause you want to mean 1,
or these two ways are possible, and you naturally select either one that is more suitable.
3. Is a. the definition of defining clause when "which" is used?
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Supercat The iron ore which we find in the earth is not pure. 1. This is a defining clause, and therefore it suggests the iron ore found on the earth or in other places is pure or purer than it.
- Supercat The iron ore which we find in the earth is not pure.
- 1.
- This is a defining clause, and therefore it suggests the iron ore found on the earth or in other places is pure or purer than it.
- Correct?
- Correct.
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SupercatThe iron ore which we find in the earth is not pure.
1. This is a defining clause, and therefore it suggests the iron ore found on the earth or in other places is pure or purer than it. Correct?
Correct.
Supercata. which
used to be exact about the thing or things that you mean
0Supercat1. This is a defining clause, and therefore it suggests the iron ore found on the earth or in other places is pure or purer than it. Correct?
I guess, but all ore is not pure by definition. Also, it could just mean that iron ore is not pure, and it happens to be found there. In fact, that is the sensible reading, or would be if the sentence made sen
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