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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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a) The agreement established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam.
b) The agreement followed long negotiations.
If I wanted to join these two, would it be OK to say: The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam.
Does it say that when they already reached the agreement they started to negotiate for a long time, or that first they negotiated and then reached the agreement?
a) The agreement established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam.
b) The agreement followed long negotiations.
If I wanted to join these two, would it be OK to say: The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam.
Does it say that when they already reached the agreement they started to negotiate for a long time, or that first they negotiated and then reached the agreement?
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<< The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam . >> Hi, Newguest, Your connection is fine, except that the relative clause should be set off, making it non-restrictive. As a restrictive clause, you're saying that there were several agreements involved, but only the one immediately preceding the agreement established diplomatic relations.
- << The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam .
- >> Hi, Newguest, Your connection is fine, except that the relative clause should be set off, making it non-restrictive.
- As a restrictive clause, you're saying that there were several agreements involved, but only the one immediately preceding the agreement established diplomatic relations.
- << Does it say that when they already reached the agreement they started to negotiate for a long time, or that first they negotiated and then reached the agreement?
- >> The latter.
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<< The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam. >>
Hi, Newguest,
Your connection is fine, except that the relative clause should be set off, making it non-restrictive. As a restrictive clause, you're saying that there were several agree
Hi, Newguest,
Your connection is fine, except that the relative clause should be set off, making it non-restrictive. As a restrictive clause, you're saying that there were several agree
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Hi
So it should be: The agreement, which followed long negotiations, established ...
So the agreement follows from long negotiations and not the other way round (long negotiations don't follow from the agreement reached).
Thanks
So it should be: The agreement, which followed long negotiations, established ...
So the agreement follows from long negotiations and not the other way round (long negotiations don't follow from the agreement reached).
Thanks
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My poor brain is not yet up to speed. I corrected an error, but not in time. Try this:
<< The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam. >>
Hi, Newguest,
Your connection is fine, except that the relative clause should be set of
<< The agreement which followed long negotiations established diplomatic relations between the USA and Vietnam. >>
Hi, Newguest,
Your connection is fine, except that the relative clause should be set of
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