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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Reducing relative clauses
1a. There were two parcels, one which was at reception, and the other which was lost.
1b. There were two parcels, one of which was at reception, and the other of which was lost.
1c. There were two parcels, one at reception, and the other lost.
2a. I saw two faces I recognized in the crowd, one sunburnt and tired-looking, the other worried and confused.
2b. I saw two faces I recognized in the crowd, one of which was sunburnt and tired-looking, the other of which was worried and confused.
Which do you not accept and why?
I look forward to your reply
1b. There were two parcels, one of which was at reception, and the other of which was lost.
1c. There were two parcels, one at reception, and the other lost.
2a. I saw two faces I recognized in the crowd, one sunburnt and tired-looking, the other worried and confused.
2b. I saw two faces I recognized in the crowd, one of which was sunburnt and tired-looking, the other of which was worried and confused.
Which do you not accept and why?
I look forward to your reply
Top answer
Sentence 1a is ungrammatical since and is a co-ordinating conjunction and thus there should be a finite verb/main verb after the subject (the other) of the clause. Instead of that, there is a relative pronoun (which)! Sentence 1b is technically grammatical as the of which structure is repeated after and.
- Sentence 1a is ungrammatical since and is a co-ordinating conjunction and thus there should be a finite verb/main verb after the subject (the other) of the clause.
- Instead of that, there is a relative pronoun (which)!
- Sentence 1b is technically grammatical as the of which structure is repeated after and.
- It is rather verbose, though, and I don't think all style guides like the comma after reception.
- I can't find grammatical fault with sentence 1c even though I cannot vouch for its idiomaticity.
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Sentence 1a is ungrammatical since andis a co-ordinating conjunction and thus there should be a finite verb/main verb after the subject (the other) of the clause. Instead of that, there is a relative pronoun (which)!
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Cool BreezeSentence 1a is ungrammatical since and is a co-ordinating conjunction and thus there should be a finite verb/main verb after the subject (the other) of the clause. Instead of that, there is a relative pronoun (which)!
1a. There were two parcels, one which was at reception, and the other which was lost.
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