That were in the refrigerator
Can one say:
1) I ate the apricots in the box.
instead of:
2) I ate the apricots that were in the box.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
Here it´s not necessary to include "that were", because there is no confusion about what was in the box: "the apricots" or "I". So you can use either construction. However, if I said, for example, "I ate the apricots in the kitchen", it´s not clear whether the apricots were in the kitchen, or I was when I ate them.
- Here it´s not necessary to include "that were", because there is no confusion about what was in the box: "the apricots" or "I".
- So you can use either construction.
- However, if I said, for example, "I ate the apricots in the kitchen", it´s not clear whether the apricots were in the kitchen, or I was when I ate them.
- If you want to make it clear that it was the apricots, you should use "...
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Here it´s not necessary to include "that were", because there is no confusion about what was in the box: "the apricots" or "I". So you can use either construction.
However, if I said, for example, "I ate the apricots in the kitchen", it´s not clear whether the apricots were in the kitchen, or I was when I ate them. If you want to make it clear that it was the apricots, you should use "..
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