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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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The clock, created by the journal in 1947,...

"The clock, created by the journal in 1947, is a metaphor for how close the mankind is to destroying the Earth." (BBC.)

Is The clock, created by the journal in 1947, a non-restrictive noun phrase?

  

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tkacka15 Is The clock, created by the journal in 1947, a non-restrictive noun phrase? I wouldn't say 'noun phrase'. It's a non-restrictive reduced relative clause.

— CalifJim

  • tkacka15 Is The clock, created by the journal in 1947, a non-restrictive noun phrase?
  • I wouldn't say 'noun phrase'.
  • It's a non-restrictive reduced relative clause.
  • The clock, which was created by the journal in 1947, is ...
  • CJ
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tkacka15Is The clock, created by the journal in 1947, a non-restrictive noun phrase?

I wouldn't say 'noun phrase'.

It's a non-restrictive reduced relative clause.

The clock, which was created by the journal in 1947, is ...

CJ

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tkacka15how close the mankind

Delete "the".

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