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JJDouglas Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Does "for which" make a clause non-restrictive?

When you use the phrase "for which" in a clause, does it have the same effect as "which" and, therefore, make the clause non-restrictive?

So for example, is the following one independent clause followed by a non-restrictive subordinate clause, or is it two independent clauses that should really have a full stop separating them?

"The film's sequel will arrive next Christmas, the trailer for which was released today."
  

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Which doesn't make a relative clause non-restrictive: It's a book [that/which] no one seems to like. If you want to use a relative clause in your sentence, I would say: The film's sequel , for which the trailer was released today, will arrive next Christmas. This way you get the antecedent close to the relative pronoun .

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  • Which doesn't make a relative clause non-restrictive: It's a book [that/which] no one seems to like.
  • If you want to use a relative clause in your sentence, I would say: The film's sequel , for which the trailer was released today, will arrive next Christmas.
  • This way you get the antecedent close to the relative pronoun .
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Which doesn't make a relative clause non-restrictive: It's a book [that/which] no one seems to like.

If you want to use a relative clause in your sentence, I would say: The film's sequel, for which the trailer was released today, will arrive next Christmas. This way you get the
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Thank you for your reply.

So must "for which" come at the beginning of the clause? If you were to rephrase it as "the trailer for which", can it still be used as a non-restrictive clause to go in the middle of the sentence? I think I'm getting confused because "the trailer" is a whole new subject, and "the trailer was released today" can be independent. I suppose what I'm asking is, does
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JJDouglasSo must "for which" come at the beginning of the clause?
I have already given you my opinion.
JJDouglasI suppose what I'm asking is, does the addition of "for which" make the clause subordinate?
All relative clauses are subordinate clauses. For is of no importance as to whether the clause is restrictive or no
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