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Maple Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is "which" optional in this sentence?

0A miracle occurs when people bravely write their stories to share with the world. In the process of writing them, they are reconnected with 01u01font00that 01b00which02b02font02u00 they have lost. In the reading of their stories, others are connected to them.02br
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00I think 01i00which02i00 is a relative pronoun introduces an attributive clause modifying01i00 that.02i00 01i00That 02i00equals to 01i00the one02i00, or 01i00the relative02i00 or 01i00the person...02i02br
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00My question is "01font00Can 01i01b00which02b02i00 be omitted02font00?"02br
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0No. 02br 00The omission of 01i 00which02i 00in that sentence will result in your being sent to the back of the class! 02br 02br 01font 00Edit by Clive:02font 02br 02br 01font 00That's true.

— CalifJim

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  • 02br 00The omission of 01i 00which02i 00in that sentence will result in your being sent to the back of the class!
  • 02br 02br 01font 00Edit by Clive:02font 02br 02br 01font 00That's true.
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0No. 01i00which02i00 cannot be omitted under any circumstances.02br
00The omission of 01i00which02i00in that sentence will result in your being sent to the back of the class! 05002br
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00From another thread I see that Clive may disagree with me, but even
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10The omission of 11i10which12i10 in that sentence will result in your being sent to the back of the class! 12blockquote
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