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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
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Of which

Relative clauses of which the predicate contains a present, past, or passive participle can be used in a reduced form.
Participial Relative Clauses - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Please explain the use "of which" in "of which the predicate contains..." which meaning of "of" is used here?
Shouldn't it be "in which"?
  

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Relative clauses of which the predicate contains a present, past, or passive participle can be used in a reduced form. "Of which" is fine: "the predicate of relative clauses ". "Of" is used here to indicate that "the predicate relates to/is part of relative clauses".

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  • Relative clauses of which the predicate contains a present, past, or passive participle can be used in a reduced form.
  • "Of which" is fine: "the predicate of relative clauses ".
  • "Of" is used here to indicate that "the predicate relates to/is part of relative clauses".
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Relative clauses of which the predicate contains a present, past, or passive participle can be used in a reduced form.

"Of which" is fine: "the predicate of relative clauses".

"Of" is used here to indicate that "the predicate relates to/is part of relative clauses".






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