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Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Sentence

Hello,

1. The blonde girl wearing blue jeans is my sister.

2. The blonde girl who is wearing blue jeans is my sister.

Are both sentences correct?

Is 'who is" implied in (1)?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

They are both correct, though the first is more natural. I don't think there is any need to think of an implied 'who is' in the first. Wearing is participle modifying 'girl'.

— Fivejedjon

  • They are both correct, though the first is more natural.
  • I don't think there is any need to think of an implied 'who is' in the first.
  • Wearing is participle modifying 'girl'.
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They are both correct, though the first is more natural.

I don't think there is any need to think of an implied 'who is' in the first. Wearing is participle modifying 'girl'.
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hanuman_2000Are both sentences correct?
Yes.
hanuman_2000Is 'who is" implied in (1)?
Yes. "wearing blue jeans" is a participial phrase, which has been changed into a relative clause in the second sentence.
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I don't think anything has been 'changed' We simply have two ways of expressing the same thought.
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Hello,

1. The boy talking to Angela is her younger brother.

so according to the above discussion, in the above sentence 'talking' is an adjective.

Thanks.
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"talking" in that sentence is a participle. "talking to Angela" is a participial phrase acting as a an adjective or noun modifier.
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