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Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Reduction form
How can I know when the reduction of a relative clause doesn't work?For instance, why is it wrong the following sentence:
e.g.A man reaching his goals will be very happy in life.(my grammar book says that it should be 'A man who reaches his goals will be very happy in life')But I don't see any difference with the reduction form.
e.g.A man reaching his goals will be very happy in life.(my grammar book says that it should be 'A man who reaches his goals will be very happy in life')But I don't see any difference with the reduction form.
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Some people might utter the sentence but it doesn't sound very natural to my ear. I don't think there's any special, logical reason. People just don't use it.
- Some people might utter the sentence but it doesn't sound very natural to my ear.
- I don't think there's any special, logical reason.
- People just don't use it.
- Speakers of English use the same collocations and the slightest deviation from them may render a sentence imperfect.
- The following, for example, sounds fine: A man walking his dog was seen in the park.
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Some people might utter the sentence but it doesn't sound very natural to my ear. I don't think there's any special, logical reason. People just don't use it. Speakers of English use the same collocations and the slightest deviation from them may render a sentence imperfect. The following, for example, sounds fine: A man walking his dog was seen in the park.
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