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Fab54 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Relative clauses

Hi everyone, I would like to know if the following sentences are grammatically correct
1) The leather (that/which) we make the jackets with is expensive
2) The leather is the material (that/which) we made the jackets with
3) The leather that is the material (that/which) we made the jackets with is expensive.
4a) The woman whose house I was linving in for 2 years is nice
or should I say
4b) The woman in whose house I was leaving for 2 years is nice ?

I know that we could use sentences more simple to express the same ideas, but I really would like to know if grammatically this sentences are correct.

thank you...
  

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1) The leather with which we make the jackets is expensive. This is the most grammatically correct way to say it. I don't see a problem with the sentence as you wrote it; it just flows better this way.

— Haoqide

  • 1) The leather with which we make the jackets is expensive.
  • This is the most grammatically correct way to say it.
  • I don't see a problem with the sentence as you wrote it; it just flows better this way.
  • 2) Leather is the material with which we made the jackets.
  • When you're talking about something in general in English, you don't need to add the article "the" before it.
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1) The leather with which we make the jackets is expensive.

This is the most grammatically correct way to say it. I don't see a problem with the sentence as you wrote it; it just flows better this way.

2) Leather is the material with which we made the jackets.

When you're talking about something in general in English, you don't need to add the article "
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