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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Is ‘They were invited to Hadrian’s Wall, what was unbelievable’ correct?

In ‘They were invited to Hadrian’s Wall, which was unbelievable’, ‘which’ doesn’t clarify if it’s Hadrian’s Wall or the invitation to Hadrian’s Wall that was unbelievable.

Therefore, I’m wondering if the distinction can be made by using ‘which’ for one and ‘what’ for the other.
  

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What would be ungrammatical. The sentence is simply ambiguous as it is. The "problem" is that English doesn't have a relative pronoun used exclusively to refer to an entire main clause.

— Cool Breeze

  • What would be ungrammatical.
  • The sentence is simply ambiguous as it is.
  • The "problem" is that English doesn't have a relative pronoun used exclusively to refer to an entire main clause.
  • CB
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What would be ungrammatical. The sentence is simply ambiguous as it is. The "problem" is that English doesn't have a relative pronoun used exclusively to refer to an entire main clause.

CB
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Is ‘They were invited to Hadrian’s Wall, what was unbelievable’ correct?
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No it isn't correct - see CB's reply.
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