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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Relative pronoun
I think the following S1 is more natural and better than S2. Could you confirm whether I am right? Thank you.
S1. That girl is my friend's sister who is reading a book on the bench.
S2. That girl who is reading a book on the bench is my friend's sister.
S1. That girl is my friend's sister who is reading a book on the bench.
S2. That girl who is reading a book on the bench is my friend's sister.
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Actually it's the opposite.
- Actually it's the opposite.
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Could you tell me why? As far as I know, the longer the subject is, the worse the sentence is. Is it not true?
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In S1, the "who" clause has an awkward role. It cannot be defining (since the girl has already been identified), and it doesn't work as non-defining either (even with a comma added). "That girl is my friend's sister, who married my cousin" is more viable; the reason yours isn't may be something to do with the "activity currently in progress" nature of "reading a book".
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