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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Relative clause--Which is better/correct

I've heard some scary stories from Mum's friends, one of whom had a cousin murdered for speaking rudely to a taxi driver.

I've heard some scary stories from Mum's friends, one who had a cousin murdered for speaking rudely to a taxi driver.

Which is better? Both correct?
  

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English 1b3, You questions seem to be involved with dependent and independent clauses, as well as punctuations. I picked this one as the correct answer. Also the following link will help you clear up some, if not all, your questions.

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  • English 1b3, You questions seem to be involved with dependent and independent clauses, as well as punctuations.
  • I picked this one as the correct answer.
  • Also the following link will help you clear up some, if not all, your questions.
  • English 1b3 I've heard some scary stories from Mum's friends, one of whom had a cousin murdered for speaking rudely to a taxi driver.
  • pdf How to fix comma splices, fused sentences and run-ons.
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English 1b3,

You questions seem to be involved with dependent and independent clauses, as well as punctuations.

I picked this one as the correct answer. Also the following link will help you clear up some, if not all, your questions.
English 1b3I've heard some scary stories from Mum's friends, one of whom had a cousin murdered for speaking rudely
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I don't think you understand my questions, sorry. My questions are not regarding comma splices, nor run-ons, nor fused sentences. Both my sentences don't have these problems.

My question is more concerned with absolute constructions and relative clauses with quantifiers if you want to speak using terminology.

I thank you for time, but I may just wait for someone
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I've heard some scary stories from Mum's friends, one of whom had a cousin murdered for speaking rudely to a taxi driver. OK

I've heard some scary stories from Mum's friends, one who had a cousin murdered for speaking rudely to a taxi driver. Not OK. In this one there's no relative p
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Not OK. In this one there's no relative pronoun that connects back to friends -- just who, which connects back to one. The result of this mistake is that the second part of the sentence is just a dangling fragment of a sentence.





This was my initial thought, but couldn't one argue that it is a summative modifier, one that sums up what h
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English 1b3couldn't one argue that it is a summative modifier?
No, because it isn't a summative modifier. You are not re-explaining or redefining Mum's friends or scary stories; you are adding new information. Besides, a summative modifier at that point in the sentence would have to be plural to go with friends or with stories, an
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PS. Does your grammar source really insist that a summative modifier include a relative clause? That doesn't seem necessary.

The varous definitions I have read say it is modified, which can only be a relative clause (or an appositive) can't it, since it is modifying a noun phrase?

Or are you suggesting it doesn't need to be followed by anything?
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For someone who is looking for help, you certainly have an attitude my friend!

No problem. Sorry that I ever even started, whew!
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No attitude at all. Simply asking for help. Admitting i know little. Never claiming I know a lot, nor that I'm right and someone else is wrong. Sorry you inferred my posts incorrectly.
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Friend, if I may use the word loosely, throwing terminology around doesn't neccessarily create a good impression. I read your posts and tried to offer my help as I saw them. It's just a helping hand. Judging from the above post, you need more than just knowing the terminology. Good luck!
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Good luck!

Thanks. I'm working hard, trying to improve.
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