Relative Clauses
I read an article and found the following sentence
(1) One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih, leaving at least two people dead and six wounded.
I would like to know whether the said sentence can be written differently as follows:
(a) One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih, which was leaving at least two people dead and six wounded.
(b) One rocket, which was leaving at least two people dead and six wounded, hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih.
(c) One rocket, leaving at least two people dead and six wounded, hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Bill
Top answer
billchu623 I would like to know whether the said sentence can be written differently as follows: No, none of those are good English. It can be changed to a finite clause. One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih, and left at least two people dead and six wounded.
- billchu623 I would like to know whether the said sentence can be written differently as follows: No, none of those are good English.
- It can be changed to a finite clause.
- One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih, and left at least two people dead and six wounded.
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billchu623I would like to know whether the said sentence can be written differently as follows:
No, none of those are good English. It can be changed to a finite clause.
One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih, and left at least two people dead and six wounded.
0billchu623 Relative Clauses
The original clause is not a relative clause; it's a participle clause that shows a result.
Possible ways to reword it are shown below.
One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih, thereby leaving at least two people dead and six wounded.
One rocket hit a residential building
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