To make sentence by using "~ ,which ~" .

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Hi.I want to make sentence by using like this.  "~ ,which ~" . But I'm not sure what usage are existing.So I have make some sentence for example.1. I mean that how can I know ,which REMAP[0] is used for.I don't know the usage of "~, which~".

GPY · Accepted Answer

The pattern "~, which ~" appears to have "which" as a relative pronoun. For example:

I live in Brighton, which is a city in the south of England.
The film, which opens in cinemas today, is the sequel to the 2001 hit Cats and Dogs.

Your sentence "I mean that how can I know, which REMAP[0] is used for" is incorrect, and I am not certain what you are trying to say. Perhaps you mean something like "I mean, how can I find out what REMAP[0] is used for?"

Carter Lee · Answer

GPYThe pattern "~, which ~" appears to have "which" as a relative pronoun. For example:I live in Brighton, which is a city in the south of England.The film, which opens in cinemas today, is the sequel to the 2001 hit Cats and Dogs.Your sentence "I mean that how can I know, which REMAP[0] is used for" is incorrect, and I am not certain what you are trying to say. Perhaps you mean something like "I mean, how can I find out what REMAP[0] is used for?"

Thanks Sir,
Would you let me know between "~ ,which~" and " ~which~"? Are these the same?
Actually I am curious as to what does it do for ",". And whether it exist or not.

Yes you are correctly right. but I don't understand why are you thought that like my sentence are incorrect?

GPY · Answer

Carter LeeWould you let me know between "~ ,which~" and " ~which~"? Are these the same?

Without the comma, you have a "defining" or "restrictive" relative clause. With the comma, you have a "non-defining" or "non-restrictive" relative clause. There are lots of explanations on the web. See e.g. http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/non-restrictive_clauses.htm

Carter LeeYes you are correctly right. but I don't understand why are you thought that like my sentence are incorrect?

If you intend "which" to head a relative clause, there must be a noun for the clause to modify. In my earlier example, "which opens in cinemas today" modifies (gives more information about) "the film". In your sentence, "I mean that how can I know, which REMAP[0] is used for", there is no noun for "which REMAP[0] is used for" to apply to. It is possible that "which" is just the wrong word, depending on exactly what you are trying to say.

To make sentence by using "~ ,which ~" .

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