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Magic-dragon Posted 19 years ago
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The book, which I bought yesterday, was very interesting.
I'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.
Are the following 2 sentences correct? If so, what's the difference? (Sorry, no context)
A: The book I bought yesterday was very interesting.
B: The book, which I bought yesterday, was very interesting.
Are the following 2 sentences correct? If so, what's the difference? (Sorry, no context)
A: The book I bought yesterday was very interesting.
B: The book, which I bought yesterday, was very interesting.
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Pretty much the same, but I'd use B in such a context: B: The DVD I bought today is boring. However, the book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting. which I bought yesterday works as a parantheses in which you're focussing on the time of buying
- Pretty much the same, but I'd use B in such a context: B: The DVD I bought today is boring.
- However, the book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting.
- which I bought yesterday works as a parantheses in which you're focussing on the time of buying
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Pretty much the same, but
I'd use B in such a context:
B:
The DVD I bought today is boring.
However, the book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting.
which I bought yesterday
works as a parantheses in which you're focussing on the time of buying
I'd use B in such a context:
B:
The DVD I bought today is boring.
However, the book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting.
which I bought yesterday
works as a parantheses in which you're focussing on the time of buying
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There is no meaning difference but just a stylistic difference. If you still want something more, I can tell this:
A: The book I bought yesterday was very interesting. Here there is no extra information. Everything is openly stated in the sentence.
B: The book, which I bought yesterday, was very interesting. Here the part b
A: The book I bought yesterday was very interesting. Here there is no extra information. Everything is openly stated in the sentence.
B: The book, which I bought yesterday, was very interesting. Here the part b
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The book [that] I bought yesterday is restrictve. It tells you which book, of all the books in the universe, you are talking about.
The book, which I bought yesterday, is non-restrictive. It assumes the person reading this already knows which book you mean, and you are only give some additional information with the part set off by the commas.
The book, which I bought yesterday, is non-restrictive. It assumes the person reading this already knows which book you mean, and you are only give some additional information with the part set off by the commas.
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This is more or less the same as what GG said.
In A you're identifying which book you're talking about. It's the very same book that you bought yesterday, and no other.
In B you're just making a parenthetical remark about the very interesting book. It's like saying: The book was very interesting. By the way, I bought it yesterday.
CJ
In A you're identifying which book you're talking about. It's the very same book that you bought yesterday, and no other.
In B you're just making a parenthetical remark about the very interesting book. It's like saying: The book was very interesting. By the way, I bought it yesterday.
CJ
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