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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is this a relative clause ?
Hi all, I have following sentence:
"With age, veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body, which makes them less efficient."
I wonder if this has a relative clause. I realize that it differs from my understanding about relative clause. What does the word "which" replace here? Base on the meaning of the sentence, I realized that it replaces for the whole sentence: " veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body". So, my question is: how can the word "which" here has that function? and what is the grammar rule of this ?
Thanks in advance
"With age, veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body, which makes them less efficient."
I wonder if this has a relative clause. I realize that it differs from my understanding about relative clause. What does the word "which" replace here? Base on the meaning of the sentence, I realized that it replaces for the whole sentence: " veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body". So, my question is: how can the word "which" here has that function? and what is the grammar rule of this ?
Thanks in advance
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Anonymous how can the word "which" here has that function? and what is the grammar rule of this ? It is as you have said: it is an adverbial modifying the whole main clause: With age, veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body, which [fact/situtation] makes them less efficient.
- Anonymous how can the word "which" here has that function?
- and what is the grammar rule of this ?
- It is as you have said: it is an adverbial modifying the whole main clause: With age, veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body, which [fact/situtation] makes them less efficient.
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Anonymous how can the word "which" here has that function? and what is the grammar rule of this ?It is as you have said: it is an adverbial modifying the whole main clause:
With age, veins and arteries lose their elasticity and ability to quickly transport blood throughout the body, which [fact/situtation] makes them less efficient.
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