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This fuel is a mixture of gases, the chemical combination of which is known.
Can this be:
This fuel is a mixture of gases, so chemical combination of the fuel is known. (I know I repeat "fuel".)
This fuel is a mixture of gases, so its chemical combination is known. ?
1. Are the second and third ones less formal?
2. In the first example, do you see that there's no comma splice?
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Supercat Can this be No, because those contain 'so', which means 'therefore'. The original doesn't say that the chemical composition is known because it's a mixture of gases, but that's what your sentences say. Supercat 1.
- Supercat Can this be No, because those contain 'so', which means 'therefore'.
- The original doesn't say that the chemical composition is known because it's a mixture of gases, but that's what your sentences say.
- Supercat 1.
- Are the second and third ones less formal?
- Yes, because the composition of which is a formal pattern.
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SupercatCan this be
No, because those contain 'so', which means 'therefore'. The original doesn't say that the chemical composition is known because it's a mixture of gases, but that's what your sentences say.
Supercat1. Are the second and third ones less formal?
Yes, because the composition of which
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