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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

My house , which I bought vs The house I bought

How come

  • The house which I bought last year is worth 200000 dollars.
its a identifying relative clause

and

  • My house, which I bought last year, is worth 200000 dollars.
it's a non identifying clause

In both sentences you can leave out "which I bought" so why is on non and on identifying???

thank you
  

Top answer

In the first example the fact that the house was bought last year is 'essential' to the meaning of the sentence. In the second sentence the fact that the house was bought last year is 'not essential' - it is being given as a form of additional information.

— JCornwell

  • In the first example the fact that the house was bought last year is 'essential' to the meaning of the sentence.
  • In the second sentence the fact that the house was bought last year is 'not essential' - it is being given as a form of additional information.
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In the first example the fact that the house was bought last year is 'essential' to the meaning of the sentence.

In the second sentence the fact that the house was bought last year is 'not essential' - it is being given as a form of additional information.
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