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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Separation from Antecedent

In the passage below, I'm told that the only real concern about the sentence is that "in which" is separated from its antecedent, "a written confession". Is this really the case, and if so how would you write that part?


At 9:40 p.m., Thursday, January 14, 2002, I, John Davis (Loss Prevention Specialist, Alliance Corporation), interviewed and obtained a written confession from Steve Doe (Marketing Director, Alliance Corporation) in which Mr. Doe admitted to embezzling $250,000 between 1996 and 2001.


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victo Is this really the case No, the antecedent is clear. Relative pronoun-antecedent separation is a problem only when ambiguity results.

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  • victo Is this really the case No, the antecedent is clear.
  • Relative pronoun-antecedent separation is a problem only when ambiguity results.
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victoIs this really the case
No, the antecedent is clear. Relative pronoun-antecedent separation is a problem only when ambiguity results.
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Omigod! Are we back to these depositions again? Well, there is no problem with the placement of the subordinate clause.
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victoIn the passage below, I'm told that the only real concern about the sentence is that "in which" is separated from its antecedent, "a written confession"
I have no real concern about the sentence.
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