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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Reduced Relative Clause
1. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth was from Fiji.
Is the sentence above a comma splice or are the bolded words a reduced relative clause?
2. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth of which was from Fiji.
I believe the sentence could be reduced in any of the below ways, although perhaps not quite as idiomatically:
3. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth of them from Fiji.
4. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth from Fiji.
5. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth Fiji.
Thanks
Is the sentence above a comma splice or are the bolded words a reduced relative clause?
2. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth of which was from Fiji.
I believe the sentence could be reduced in any of the below ways, although perhaps not quite as idiomatically:
3. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth of them from Fiji.
4. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth from Fiji.
5. Four of the top five envaders came from Australia, the fifth Fiji.
Thanks
Top answer
1. A comma-splice error. Nothing is reduced in the clause.
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- A comma-splice error.
- Nothing is reduced in the clause.
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- This is a different construction serving the same purpose.
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1. A comma-splice error. Nothing is reduced in the clause.
2. This is a different construction serving the same purpose.
3-5. By suggesting several other ways to express the same thing, you have revealed that #1 is not a reduction of anything. #3 & #5, however, do not work.
PS: It is spelt 'invaders'.
2. This is a different construction serving the same purpose.
3-5. By suggesting several other ways to express the same thing, you have revealed that #1 is not a reduction of anything. #3 & #5, however, do not work.
PS: It is spelt 'invaders'.
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