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Perfect Stranger Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
[grammar] is it an independent clause?
Dear All,
Could you please have a look at the following sentence?
I threw the tennis shoes, which smelled terrible, into the trash.
In a video I've been just watching it is said that which smelled terrible is an independent clause. My questions are:
- Is it really so? I don't see how this sentence could act on its own without any context.
- Is it at the same a subordinate clause?
Thanks
Could you please have a look at the following sentence?
I threw the tennis shoes, which smelled terrible, into the trash.
In a video I've been just watching it is said that which smelled terrible is an independent clause. My questions are:
- Is it really so? I don't see how this sentence could act on its own without any context.
- Is it at the same a subordinate clause?
Thanks
Top answer
They mean a 'non-restrictive' or 'non-defining' clause. The choice of terms was wrong.
- They mean a 'non-restrictive' or 'non-defining' clause.
- The choice of terms was wrong.
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They mean a 'non-restrictive' or 'non-defining' clause. The choice of terms was wrong.
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Thanks MM.
A non-restrictive clause is introduced with a which and has to be preceded by a comma, right?
A non-restrictive clause is introduced with a which and has to be preceded by a comma, right?
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Perfect StrangerA non-restrictive clause is introduced with a which and has to be preceded by a comma, right?Basically yes, but be aware that there are other kinds of non-restrictive clauses, like verbless ones.
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