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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Relative Clause vs Absolute Clause
Could you please tell me if you accept this and if not why?
a There were two parcels, one which was at reception, and the other which was lost.
To make it sound like I know what I'm talking about, I'll slide in some terminology...
I see the italicised clauses as absolute clauses/phrases, and thus see nothing wrong witht this sentence. Cool Breeze has told me he doesn't like it, but for reasons I can't quite understand.
And here are some alternative versios, which I believe are also correct:
b There were two parcels, one at reception, and the other lost.
c There were two parcels, one being at reception, and the being other lost.
d There were two parcels, one of which was at reception, and the other of which was lost.
a There were two parcels, one which was at reception, and the other which was lost.
To make it sound like I know what I'm talking about, I'll slide in some terminology...
I see the italicised clauses as absolute clauses/phrases, and thus see nothing wrong witht this sentence. Cool Breeze has told me he doesn't like it, but for reasons I can't quite understand.
And here are some alternative versios, which I believe are also correct:
b There were two parcels, one at reception, and the other lost.
c There were two parcels, one being at reception, and the being other lost.
d There were two parcels, one of which was at reception, and the other of which was lost.
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>>> I am not a grammarian nor a linguist. Based on my learning and understanding, and for what it is worth, this is my two cents: There were two parcels, one of which was at the reception ; and the other one was lost . In my opinion, "which" already infers the two parcels, so there is no need for the second "which".
- >>> I am not a grammarian nor a linguist.
- Based on my learning and understanding, and for what it is worth, this is my two cents: There were two parcels, one of which was at the reception ; and the other one was lost .
- In my opinion, "which" already infers the two parcels, so there is no need for the second "which".
- " a noun clause that functions as an adverbial clause.
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<<< There were two parcels, one which was at reception, and the other which was lost.>>>
I am not a grammarian nor a linguist. Based on my learning and understanding, and for what it is worth, this is my two cents:
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I am not a grammarian nor a linguist. Based on my learning and understanding, and for what it is worth, this is my two cents:
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