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Geni4u Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"for which" vs. "that ... for"

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001. M is the number of spatial units for which the parameter is defined.02br
002. M is the number of spatial units that the parameter is defined for.02br
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00Are these two sentences essentially the same?02br
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00Actually, the parameter is defined for "spatial units", not for "the number of spatial units." When I write "A of B which/that", does the which/that clause define "A of B" or just "B"?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I want to write something like the following:02br 02br 001. 02br 002. 00 Yes.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I want to write something like the following:02br 02br 001.
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  • 00 Yes.
  • #1 is more formal, more for writing.
  • " 02font 00I'm not sure that I see the distinction you are making.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I want to write something like the following:02br
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001. M is the number of spatial units for which the parameter is defined.02br
002. M is the number of spatial units that the parameter is defined for.02br
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00Are these two sentences essentially the same?00 Yes. #1 i
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0 "The number of spatial units" is just an example that I came up with. Here, number has nothing to do with parameters. It's "the total number of spatial units".02br
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00What I wanted to ask is "how can I restrict the meaning of 'B' in 'A of B'?"02br
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00For example,02br
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001. There are two sub-regions of the watershed.02
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0The model was developed for the watershed, which has two sub-regions.02br
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00The watershed for which this model was developed has two sub-regions.0-
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