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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

location of the relative clause

1. The girls are dancing, who are wearing skirts.
2. The girls, who are wearing skirts are dancing.

Q) Two sentences are grammatically correct but #1 is more natural, isn't it?
  

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moon7296 Q) Two sentences are grammatically correct but #1 is more natural, isn't it? No, it is not; it is simply non-native. The second is mis-punctuated and is not really natural either.

  • moon7296 Q) Two sentences are grammatically correct but #1 is more natural, isn't it?
  • No, it is not; it is simply non-native.
  • The second is mis-punctuated and is not really natural either.
  • If we are to accept the odd topic at all, it would naturally read 'The girls wearing skirts are dancing' or 'The girls dancing are wearing skirts'.
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moon7296Q) Two sentences are grammatically correct but #1 is more natural, isn't it?
No, it is not; it is simply non-native. The second is mis-punctuated and is not really natural either. If we are to accept the odd topic at all, it would naturally read 'The girls wearing skirts are dancing' or 'The girls dancing are wearing skirts'.

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