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Navitasan Posted 15 years ago
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Can one say:
1-What we found there was a abandoned city, like a ghost in void.
instead of:
2-What we found there was a abandoned city, which was like a ghost in void.
I don't think "1" really works, but maybe if the part after the comma is longer then it will.
Can one say:
3-What we found there was a abandoned city, like a ghost in void crying out silently to be brought back to life.
instead of:
4-What we found there was a abandoned city, which was like a ghost in void crying out silently to brought back to life.
1-What we found there was a abandoned city, like a ghost in void.
instead of:
2-What we found there was a abandoned city, which was like a ghost in void.
I don't think "1" really works, but maybe if the part after the comma is longer then it will.
Can one say:
3-What we found there was a abandoned city, like a ghost in void crying out silently to be brought back to life.
instead of:
4-What we found there was a abandoned city, which was like a ghost in void crying out silently to brought back to life.
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1-What we found there was an abandoned city, like a ghost in a void. 2-What we found there was an abandoned city, which was like a ghost in a void. -- Yes, it does.
- 1-What we found there was an abandoned city, like a ghost in a void.
- 2-What we found there was an abandoned city, which was like a ghost in a void.
- -- Yes, it does.
- 1 is more natural than 2, actually.
- My same comment also holds for 3 and 4.
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1-What we found there was an abandoned city, like a ghost in a void.
2-What we found there was an abandoned city, which was like a ghost in a void.
I don't think "1" really works, but maybe if the part after the comma is longer then it will.-- Yes, it does. 1 is more natural than 2, actually. My same comment also holds for 3 and 4.
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2-What we found there was an abandoned city, which was like a ghost in a void.
I don't think "1" really works, but maybe if the part after the comma is longer then it will.-- Yes, it does. 1 is more natural than 2, actually. My same comment also holds for 3 and 4.
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