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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Is this a correct use of the adjectival form?

Is this a correct use of the adjectival form?

The train arrived at platform nine is the delayed 9:29 from Dover.

The police arrested a woman recently returned from Thailand.

Several facts recently come to light pint to his involvement.

And this is incorrect, isn't it?

The man committed suicide was a neighbour of mine.

Thanks.
  

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Sentence two is fine but the others need a bit of work.

— Nona the brit

  • Sentence two is fine but the others need a bit of work.
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Sentence two is fine but the others need a bit of work.
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AnonymousThe man committed suicide was a neighbour of mine.

This sentence should read "the man who committed suicide..."; in correct/grammatical grammar, you can not omit a relative pronoun that's the subject.
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<Sentence two is fine but the others need a bit of work.>

Can you please show me what you mean, nona? Some examples, maybe?
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Hello Anon

In English "which is/are/was/were/etc." or "which is/are/was/were/etc" can be deleted from an adjectival which- or who-clause. This is called "whiz deletion". It is very important to mind that "whiz deletion" is possible only when the relative clause is in the construct of <which/who + be + …>. If it is in other constructs like <which/who does/did/…>, deletion of w
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