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Zohre68 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Reduce relative clause for past simple

Hi . I was wondering if reducing this sentence is correct ?

The woman who talked to tom was my teacher .

The woman talking to tom was my teacher .

All help are appreciated . Thanks .


  

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zohre68 Hi . I was wondering if reducing this sentence is correct ? Yes, it is grammatical, but has a different meaning.

  • zohre68 Hi .
  • I was wondering if reducing this sentence is correct ?
  • Yes, it is grammatical, but has a different meaning.
  • You have made some silly mistakes.
  • The woman who talked to T om was my teache r .
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zohre68Hi . I was wondering if reducing this sentence is correct ?

Yes, it is grammatical, but has a different meaning. You have made some silly mistakes.

The woman who talked to Tom was my teacher .

The woman talking to T

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zohre68The woman who talked to Tom was my teacher.

Yesterday a woman called Tom and talked to him. She was my teacher.

zohre68The woman talking to Tom was my teacher.

See that woman over there? She is talking to Tom. She was my teacher.

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