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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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students, who were lazy, failed the exam

what is the difference between students, who were lazy, failed the exam and students who were lazy failed the exam thanks!
  

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Here's my take. *The students, who were lazy, failed the exam. [all the students in question] *The students who were lazay failed the exam.

  • Here's my take.
  • *The students, who were lazy, failed the exam.
  • [all the students in question] *The students who were lazay failed the exam.
  • ] The question involves restrictive vs non-restrictive, I believe.
  • Others here will be able to explain what I'm trying to say (if they agree with me, that is).
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Here's my take.
*The students, who were lazy, failed the exam. [all the students in question]
*The students who were lazay failed the exam. [Those who weren't lazy passed the exam.]
The question involves restrictive vs non-restrictive, I believe. Others here will be able to explain what I'm trying to say (if they agree with me, that is).
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Philip*The students, who were lazy, failed the exam. [all the students in question]*The students who were lazay failed the exam. [Those who weren't lazy passed the exam.]The question involves restrictive vs non-restrictive, I believe. Others here will be able to explain what I'm trying to say (if they agree with me, that is).
Nothing much to explain

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