Is it possible "which" refers to "a verb" or "adverb"?
1. Cheetahs can run fast, which they can't move in water.
2. Lions can live in the savanna, which they can't in the jungle.
3. My mother can juggle five balls at once, which I can't.
I'm not asking whether they sound natural or unnatural, just asking whether they can be grammatically acceptable.
In number 1, which is referring to "fast".
In number 2, which is referring to "live".
In number 3, "which" is referring to "juggle five balls at once".
Can it be grammatically acceptable that "which" can refer to a verb or adverb like that?
Up until now, I've only learnt "which" can refer to the part of its preceding sentence, noun, or adjective.
I'm just asking whether it's acceptable regardless of the awkwardness of my sentences.
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fire1 1. Cheetahs can run fast, which they can't move do in water. 2.
- fire1 1.
- Cheetahs can run fast, which they can't move do in water.
- 2.
- Lions can live in the savanna, which they can't (do) in the jungle.
- 3.
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fire11. Cheetahs can run fast, which they can't
movedo in water.2. Lions can live in the savanna, which they can't (do) in the jungle.
3. My mother can juggle five ***** at once, which I can't (do).
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0Some examples where "which" refers back to an adverb or verb:
He can run now, which (refers back to the verb "run") he couldn't do 3 months ago when he first arrived here in rehab. At that time he could only limp around.
When they brought him in, he could only speak incoherently, which (refers back to the adverb "incoherently") is what happens to your speech when you're
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