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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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non-defining

Many gases, including nitrogen and oxygen in air, have no color or odor.

Is "including nitrogen and oxygen in air" a non-defining clause?
  

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Anonymous Is "including nitrogen and oxygen in air" a non-defining clause? It's non-defining, but it's debatable whether it's a clause. "including" is often taken to be a preposition, so I'd say it's a non-defining prepositional phrase rather than a clause.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is "including nitrogen and oxygen in air" a non-defining clause?
  • It's non-defining, but it's debatable whether it's a clause.
  • "including" is often taken to be a preposition, so I'd say it's a non-defining prepositional phrase rather than a clause.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "including nitrogen and oxygen in air" a non-defining clause?
It's non-defining, but it's debatable whether it's a clause. "including" is often taken to be a preposition, so I'd say it's a non-defining prepositional phrase rather than a clause.

CJ
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