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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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The word vignette, from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book.
I would put:
which comes/derives from...
Thanks
The word vignette, from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book.
I would put:
which comes/derives from...
Thanks
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The original is fine. The relative clause is also fine [ comes from / is derived from ].
- The original is fine.
- The relative clause is also fine [ comes from / is derived from ].
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The original is fine. The relative clause is also fine [ comes from / is derived from ].
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To understand, these are all correct:
The word vignette, from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book.
The word vignette, which comes from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book.
The word vignette, which is derived from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in
The word vignette, from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book.
The word vignette, which comes from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book.
The word vignette, which is derived from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in
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The last two are not correct. You need a relative pronoun to serve as the subject of the verb, as in the two sentences just before them.
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