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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Displaced restrictive clause

Are these sentences correct:
1-The man was arrested whose coat was blue.
2-The shop was sold the door of which was broken.
  

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They are grammatically correct. But note that the use of displaced clauses is more characteristic of fictional literature than of ordinary conversation. CJ

  • They are grammatically correct.
  • But note that the use of displaced clauses is more characteristic of fictional literature than of ordinary conversation.
  • CJ
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They are grammatically correct. But note that the use of displaced clauses is more characteristic of fictional literature than of ordinary conversation.

CJ

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