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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Non Restrictive clause

A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, called proton-induced X-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it ,is finding uses in medicine, archaelogy, and criminology.
1.What does called proton-induced X-ray emission modify... a technique or air pollutants?
2.If I modify sentence as below, What does "which....." modify ...a technique or emission?
A technique originally developed for detecting air pollutants, a technique called proton-induced X-ray emission, which can quickly analyze the chemical elements in almost any substance without destroying it ,is finding uses in medicine, archaelogy, and criminology.
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1-- technique 2-- technique

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1-- technique
2-- technique
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shouldn't which modify the immediately preceding noun?? Is there any grammatical rule behind ??
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It needn't. There is no rule; it requires understanding of the sentence.
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