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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Relative clause
Hi I encounter this sentence with a relative clause ... " One of the girls who (sing, sings) beautifully is my friend. In this sentence to what does the relative clause who sing/sings refer to? I'm just confused, does that clause modify ONE or GIRLS? Thanks!
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-- Only his friend is a good singer.
- -- Only his friend is a good singer.
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Note the commas:
One of the girls who sing beautifully is my friend.-- All the girls are good singers
One of the girls, who sings beautifully, is my friend.-- Only his friend is a good singer.
One of the girls who sing beautifully is my friend.-- All the girls are good singers
One of the girls, who sings beautifully, is my friend.-- Only his friend is a good singer.
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