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Ouroboros Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Which clause
Hi,
I wonder whether we can put a "which clause" only immediately after the noun we describe. Is it fine when there is something in between?
Which is correct?
-We only have documents received from XXXXX, which have not been translated so far.
-We only have documents, which have not been traslated so far.
These are my own sentences and they both might possibly be wrong. I would be very grateful if someone could point out my mistakes.
I wonder whether we can put a "which clause" only immediately after the noun we describe. Is it fine when there is something in between?
Which is correct?
-We only have documents received from XXXXX, which have not been translated so far.
-We only have documents, which have not been traslated so far.
These are my own sentences and they both might possibly be wrong. I would be very grateful if someone could point out my mistakes.
Top answer
The 'which' clauses are OK in your examples, but it is better to place it next the relevant noun when any chance of ambiguity or mis-reference is possible.
- The 'which' clauses are OK in your examples, but it is better to place it next the relevant noun when any chance of ambiguity or mis-reference is possible.
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The 'which' clauses are OK in your examples, but it is better to place it next the relevant noun when any chance of ambiguity or mis-reference is possible.
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ouroborosIs it fine when there is something in between?Yes, but don't do it unless it's necessary. Sometimes, when expressing a complicated thought, you may have to put something in between, but most English text that you read will not have that sort of structure at all, or only very rarely.
CJ
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