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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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reduced adjective clause

1b00"Ahmet, who went to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02b02br
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00How could we reduce this adjective clause? How about the following alternatives?02br
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001. "Ahmet, having been to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02br
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002. "Ahmet, going to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02br
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003. "Having gone / been to Ankara yesterday, Ahmet was a friend of mine from highschool" (This sounds more like an adverb clause rather than adjective one)02br
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00Frankly, none of the above alternatives appeal to me. But a native comment would certainly be of much value to me.Thanks.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01b 01font 00"Ahmet, who went to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02font 02b 02br 02br 01font 00How could we reduce this adjective clause? 02font 00My first reaction is to wonder why you want to. 02font 02br 02br 01font 001.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01b 01font 00"Ahmet, who went to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02font 02b 02br 02br 01font 00How could we reduce this adjective clause?
  • 02font 00My first reaction is to wonder why you want to.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 001.
  • "Ahmet, having been to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02font 02br 02br 01font 002.
  • "Ahmet, going to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02font 02br 02br 01font 003.
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0Hi,02br
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01b01font00"Ahmet, who went to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"02font02b02br
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01font00How could we reduce this adjective clause? 02font00My first reaction is to wonder why you want to. It's a very normal thing to say.02br
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0 1-3 aren't very good English, I agree with Clive. 02br
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01i00 Having/going 02i00...., 01font00require a logical continuation02font00, not a break, as you have in those three sentences. 02br
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01i00"Ahmet, having been to Ankara yesterday, went earlier today to Istambul."02i
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01cite10Anonymous12cite11b10"Ahmet, who went to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from highschool"12b12br
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10How could we reduce this adjective clause? How about the following alternatives?12br
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101. "Ahmet, having been to Ankara yesterday, was a friend of mine from high
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