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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Which

"The American major shareholders, David Blitzer and Josh Harris, who x-gu://item/mobile-apps.guardianapis.com/items/football/2015/dec/18/crystal-palace-us-investment-josh-harris, had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form, which was threatening their considerable investment, and had been made aware of Allardyce’s credentials some time ago." (The Guardian.)

Is the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form" in the above?
  

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Anonymous Is the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form" in the above? Correction: Does the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form" in the above?

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  • Anonymous Is the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form" in the above?
  • Correction: Does the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form" in the above?
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AnonymousIs the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in form" in the above?
Correction: Does the relative pronoun "which" refer to the noun phrase "the team's slump in form" or to the clause "had grown increasingly alarmed at the team’s slump in
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Anonymousthe team's slump in form
That one. The alternative wouldn't make sense.
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teechr Anonymousthe team's slump in formThat one. The alternative wouldn't make sense.
Thanks.
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