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Uktous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

, which can refer to a noun or the previous clause

Hi,

Question:
is my opinion correct?

, which can refer the a noun or the whole part of the previous clause.

sometimes, , which can refer to either a noun or the previous clause, not both, depending on the context

Sentence1:
Employment in May was supported by the service-providing employment, which jumped 154,000.
my opinion:
the which can refer to the green part only

Sentence2:
Employment in May was supported by the service-providing employment, which I analyze.
my opinion:
the which can refer to the green part or the whole part of the previous clause


thanks
  

Top answer

Sentence1: Employment in May was supported b y the service-providing employment , which jumped 154,000. my opinion: the which can refer to the green part only. I would have to agree with you.

— JohnParis

  • Sentence1: Employment in May was supported b y the service-providing employment , which jumped 154,000.
  • my opinion: the which can refer to the green part only.
  • I would have to agree with you.
  • However, the sentence is extremely awkward.
  • If what you are trying to say is that overall employment jumped by 154,000 in May, then your sentence should be written as follows: Employment in May, supported by the service industry sector, jumped by 154,000 jobs.
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Sentence1:
Employment in May was supported by the service-providing employment, which jumped 154,000.
my opinion:
the which can refer to the green part only.

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Hi,

Now, I am learnig using " , which "

In sentence 2:

I think it can imply 2 things

implication 1:

I analyze the service-providing employment.

implication 2:

I analyze the fact that Employment in May was supported by the service-providing employment

since sentence 2 has two
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First of all, your use of the term "service-providing employment" in confusing. I think you mean to say "jobs from the service sector" or "service sector jobs" or "service industry jobs" (as opposed to jobs from manufacturing, mining, or other types of employment).

If you were analyzing the jump in May’s employment statistics and discovered that it was due to an increase in jobs coming fr
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hi, thank you for your reply

I am now learning using ", which"

just want to confirm:

, which can refer the a noun or the whole part of the previous clause.

Sometimes, , which can refer to either a noun or the previous clause, not both, depending on the context
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uktousjust want to confirm:
, which can refer the a noun or the whole part of the previous clause.
Sometimes, , which can refer to either a noun or the previous clause, not both, depending on the context
You are right. There is no special relative pronoun in English to refer to an entire main clause, and consequently in some cases one has to use common
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