Which
It’s hoped that we will raise £10,000 for local charities, which help the homeless. (Cambridge Dictionary.)
Is "charities" or the whole subordinate clause "that we will rise £ 10,000 for local charities" an antecedent of the relative pronoun "which" in the non-defining relative clause above?
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I would say 'local charities'. I guess It would refer to the whole clause if it were ',which will help the homeless'.
- I would say 'local charities'.
- I guess It would refer to the whole clause if it were ',which will help the homeless'.
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I would say 'local charities'.
I guess It would refer to the whole clause if it were ',which will help the homeless'.
0The antecedent is 'charities'. We know this because the plural form 'help' is used.
The clause would require the singular form 'helps'.
0It’s hoped that we will raise £10,000 for local charities, [which help the homeless].
The antecedent of "which" is the noun phrase "local charities". We understand that local charities help the homeless.
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