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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Districts won

Most Republican contests are winner-take-all, but most Democratic contests are awarded proportionally, based on the number of congressional districts won.

The comma should not be omitted, right?

Is won a past participle refers to districts?

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LiJ
  

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Liveinjapan Most Republican contests are winner-take-all, but most Democratic contests are awarded proportionally , based on the number of congressional districts won . The comma should not be omitted, right? Is won a past participle refers to districts ?

— Philip

  • Liveinjapan Most Republican contests are winner-take-all, but most Democratic contests are awarded proportionally , based on the number of congressional districts won .
  • The comma should not be omitted, right?
  • Is won a past participle refers to districts ?
  • Thanks LiJ Right.
  • Keep the commas.
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LiveinjapanMost Republican contests are winner-take-all, but most Democratic contests are awarded proportionally, based on the number of congressional districts won.

The comma should not be omitted, right?

Is won a past
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Is won a past participle that refers to districts?
Yes. This is called Whiz-Deletion, that is, the deletion of a wh- word like which or who and a form of to be (like is). wh- + "is" = Whiz!

districts won = districts which are won

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Thanks, Philip and CJ.

Got it!
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