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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Relative pronoun
1. Could you tell me what is the difference between the following sentences?
1A. He has two sons, who are teachers, who have been teaching students in my school since 2014.
1B. He has two sons, who are teachers that have been teaching students in my school since 2014.
2. Can I replace 'since 2014' with 'since two years ago' or ' 'since two years' in the above sentences?
1A. He has two sons, who are teachers, who have been teaching students in my school since 2014.
1B. He has two sons, who are teachers that have been teaching students in my school since 2014.
2. Can I replace 'since 2014' with 'since two years ago' or ' 'since two years' in the above sentences?
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lucas21c Could you tell me what is the difference between the following sentences? The second sentence has "that" where the first has ", who". The content is strange because it's about teachers who teach, which is an odd thing to say, so it's difficult to see what exactly you want to know about that small difference.
- lucas21c Could you tell me what is the difference between the following sentences?
- The second sentence has "that" where the first has ", who".
- The content is strange because it's about teachers who teach, which is an odd thing to say, so it's difficult to see what exactly you want to know about that small difference.
- lucas21c 2.
- Can I replace 'since 2014' with 'since two years ago' or ' 'since two years' in the above sentences?
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lucas21cCould you tell me what is the difference between the following sentences?The second sentence has "that" where the first has ", who". The content is strange because it's about teachers who teach, which is an odd thing to say, so it's difficult to see what exactly you want to know about that small difference.
lucas21c2. Can I re
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Then, how about the following ones?
1. He has two sons, who are soldiers, who had served in Iraq during the Gulf War.
2. He has two sons, who are soldiers that(who) had served in Iraq during the Gulf War.
(Why I chose 'that' in #2 is just to avoid redundancy of the same word, 'who'. If it is wrong, or influence what #2 means in any way, please tell me ab
1. He has two sons, who are soldiers, who had served in Iraq during the Gulf War.
2. He has two sons, who are soldiers that(who) had served in Iraq during the Gulf War.
(Why I chose 'that' in #2 is just to avoid redundancy of the same word, 'who'. If it is wrong, or influence what #2 means in any way, please tell me ab
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lucas21cI chose 'that' in #2 is just to avoid redundancy of the same word, 'who'.That's OK, but you don't need the commas or the "had". You can write this:
He has two sons who are soldiers who served in Iraq during the Gulf War.
'that' is not wrong, but it's not required to avoid redundancy either.
CJ
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Thanks, CalifJim. By the way, I think there is some difference between "(1) He has two sons who are soldiers who served in Iraq during the Gulf War" and "(2) He has two sons, who are soldiers who served in Iraq during the Gulf War" at least even though I am not sure whether there is some difference between "(3) He has two sons, who are soldier
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lucas21cI think there is some difference between "(1) He has two sons who are soldiers who served in Iraq during the Gulf War" and "(2) He has two sons, who are soldiers who served in Iraq during the Gulf War"Yes. It's as you describe. In (1) we don't know the total number of sons he has; in (2), (3), and (4) we know he has exactly two because of the comma
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