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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Omitting 'which is'

Hello. I would like to know if it is wrong to omit the 'which is' in the following cases:

a) The book reviews were retrieved from Xization, which is a free-access collection of journals in the field of literature.

(The book reviews were retrieved from Xization, a free-access collection of journals in the field of literature?)

b) The book reviews were retrieved from Xization, which is a free-access database that includes journals in the field of literature.

(The book reviews were retrieved from Xization, a free-access database that includes journals in the field of literature?)

Thank you!
  

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No, it’s not wrong. The omission changes the relative clause to an appositive NP.

— RandomGuy

  • No, it’s not wrong.
  • The omission changes the relative clause to an appositive NP.
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No, it’s not wrong. The omission changes the relative clause to an appositive NP.
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Thank you.

Please, tell me if I am wrong. This makes the writing more fluent; it is useful to avoid repeating 'which is', for instance, when the previous sentence ends with a relative clause, right? A series of 'which is' in a single paragraph seems unsophisticated to me.

Thank you again!
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AnonymousA series of 'which is' in a single paragraph seems unsophisticated to me.
I agree if it’s obtrusive.
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