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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Identifying vs non identifying clause

Is the following an identifying or non identifying clause?

  • I bought a house that/which cost me 200000 dollars.
At first sight I'd say non identifying since you can leave out the last bit and still understand the sentece "Ibought a house" but than I think to myself THAT doesn't sound off. So Idon't know what it is. I'd go with both THAT and WHICH

  • The house that/which I bought is red.
Here you can say THAT, WHICH or leave them both out, so this is an identifying clause???

Thank you

Alc
  

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No commas in either sentence; the clauses are restrictive (for whih both 'that' and 'which' work).

— Mister Micawber

  • No commas in either sentence; the clauses are restrictive (for whih both 'that' and 'which' work).
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No commas in either sentence; the clauses are restrictive (for whih both 'that' and 'which' work).
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alc24Here you can say THAT, WHICH or leave them both out, so this is an identifying clause???
Yes. Restrictive is AmE for identifying. Note that nonidentifying is spelled as one word.

CB
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