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Chopsticks1942 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Joining sentences with Relative Pronouns
Please tell me which one sounds better?
(a) is official answer, (b) is my answer
1. The train was delayed for half an hour. We were waiting for it.
(a) We were waiting for the train which was delayed for half an hour.
(b) The train which we were waiting for was delayed for half an hour.
2.Man Loong is Mei Ling's cousin. We met him last night.
(a) We met Man Loong, who is Mei Ling's cousin, last night.
(b) Man Loong, whom we met last night, is Mei Ling's cousin.
(a) is official answer, (b) is my answer
1. The train was delayed for half an hour. We were waiting for it.
(a) We were waiting for the train which was delayed for half an hour.
(b) The train which we were waiting for was delayed for half an hour.
2.Man Loong is Mei Ling's cousin. We met him last night.
(a) We met Man Loong, who is Mei Ling's cousin, last night.
(b) Man Loong, whom we met last night, is Mei Ling's cousin.
Top answer
It's probably a bit better not to separate the verb from its object or complement, which is why the (a)'s are recommended.
- It's probably a bit better not to separate the verb from its object or complement, which is why the (a)'s are recommended.
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It's probably a bit better not to separate the verb from its object or complement, which is why the (a)'s are recommended.
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