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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Usage of present participles and Capitals
The demand was made at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty taking place on the the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
I have seen this sentence in a news article and I was wondering if 'taking place...' can modify the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty? And the can I rewrite it to
the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that took place...
If so, why is it written in a capital form?
Or there should be a comma because 'the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty' is a proper noun like Tom, U.S.A. etc and the can I rewrite it to
'the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which took place...'
And then, should it be the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, taking place...?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
I have seen this sentence in a news article and I was wondering if 'taking place...' can modify the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty? And the can I rewrite it to
the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty that took place...
If so, why is it written in a capital form?
Or there should be a comma because 'the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty' is a proper noun like Tom, U.S.A. etc and the can I rewrite it to
'the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which took place...'
And then, should it be the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, taking place...?
Thank you so much as usual in advance!
Top answer
The RCotNNT is a proper name, so its principal words are capitalized. A comma should precede "taking place" because the verbal phrase explains but doesn't define the Conference. It's "taking place" if the Conference is still going on; it's "took place" is the Conference is over.
- The RCotNNT is a proper name, so its principal words are capitalized.
- A comma should precede "taking place" because the verbal phrase explains but doesn't define the Conference.
- It's "taking place" if the Conference is still going on; it's "took place" is the Conference is over.
- In AmE, comma+which indicates a nonrestrictive clause; no comma+that, a restrictive clause.
- In BrE, the distinction between "which" and "that" is unobserved.
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The RCotNNT is a proper name, so its principal words are capitalized.
A comma should precede "taking place" because the verbal phrase explains but doesn't define the Conference.
It's "taking place" if the Conference is still going on; it's "took place" is the Conference is over.
In AmE, comma+which indicates a nonrestrictive clause; no comma+that, a restrictive clause.
A comma should precede "taking place" because the verbal phrase explains but doesn't define the Conference.
It's "taking place" if the Conference is still going on; it's "took place" is the Conference is over.
In AmE, comma+which indicates a nonrestrictive clause; no comma+that, a restrictive clause.
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deadratA comma should precede "taking place" because the verbal phrase explains but doesn't define the Conference.Although I think your reading is possible, I'd say it is defining the conference here. I'd make no pause in speech and would use no comma in writing.
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I think it's unlikely that there's another conference of the same name, one taking place now at the General Assembly and one taking place elsewhere.
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I wouldn't use a comma in "The man with a penguin on his head standing in the doorway is my uncle" even though it's unlikely there's another man around with a penguin on his head .
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In my experience, you never find only one man with a penguin on his head standing in a doorway. They always seem to appear in pairs. This makes it problematical for me to define which man is my uncle. Apparently for you, not so much, so for you, no comma.
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