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Grammar
Relative Clause
Use who/which to connect 2 separate sentences:
1.The man answered the phone. He told me you were away.
-> The man who answered the phone told me you were away(1)
->The man who told me you were away answered the phone(2)
2. The man loves me best. He is my brother.
->The man who loves me best is my brother.(1)
->The man who is my brother loves me best.(2)
3. The man was injured in the accident. He is now in the hospital.
-> The man who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital (1)
-> The man who is now in the hospital was injured in the accident. (2)
The answers (2) are my teacher's. He said my answers (1) were wrong. But I cannot find the differences between those two sentences.
1.The man answered the phone. He told me you were away.
-> The man who answered the phone told me you were away(1)
->The man who told me you were away answered the phone(2)
2. The man loves me best. He is my brother.
->The man who loves me best is my brother.(1)
->The man who is my brother loves me best.(2)
3. The man was injured in the accident. He is now in the hospital.
-> The man who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital (1)
-> The man who is now in the hospital was injured in the accident. (2)
The answers (2) are my teacher's. He said my answers (1) were wrong. But I cannot find the differences between those two sentences.
Top answer
up The man who answered the phone told me you were away(1)->The man who told me you were away answered the phone(2) #1 is the correct transformation.. #2 is correct English, but means something different. #2 is not natural.
- up The man who answered the phone told me you were away(1)->The man who told me you were away answered the phone(2) #1 is the correct transformation..
- #2 is correct English, but means something different.
- #2 is not natural.
- up -> The man who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital (1)-> The man who is now in the hospital was injured in the accident.
- (2) Both are possible.
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upThe man who answered the phone told me you were away(1)->The man who told me you were away answered the phone(2)#1 is the correct transformation.. #2 is correct English, but means something different.
up->The man who loves me best is my brother.(1)->The man who is my brother loves me best.(2)#1 is the natural tr
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