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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Reduced relative clause and actually

Which of the following lacks natural wording? I am not happy with #1 and 2.


1. Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book actually which was published last year has attracted a lot of attention.

2. Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book actually published last year has attracted a lot of attention.

3. Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book which was actually published last year has attracted a lot of attention.

4. Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book which actually was published last year has attracted a lot of attention.


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Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book, which was published last year, has attracted a lot of attention.

  • Mrs.
  • Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran.
  • The book, which was published last year, has attracted a lot of attention.
  • Note the commas.
  • I see no reason to use the word "actually".
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Mrs. Hamidi has written a book about the plants in the forests of Iran. The book, which was published last year, has attracted a lot of attention.

Note the commas. I see no reason to use the word "actually".

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