Which for nonrestrictive clauses

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Sentence 1: Ha gave me some chocolates, which I ate at once.

<which means previous noun>

Sentence 2:The men wore kilts, which clothing I thought very interesting.

<which+noun>

Can I rewrite these two sentences above as:

He gave me some chocolates, which chocolates I ate at once.

The men wore kilts, which I thought very interesting.

what is the difference between these two sentences in grammer?

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

AnonymousHe gave me some chocolates, which chocolates I ate at once.

Grammatically OK, but the repetition of "chocolates" seems very unnecessary (unless one is deliberately seeking to achieve a certain stylistic effect).

AnonymousThe men wore kilts, which I thought very interesting.

OK. The original version makes it more explicit that the interesting thing was the clothing itself. This version is ambiguous as to whether the kilts were interesting, or the fact that the men were wearing them was interesting, or both.

Anonymouswhat is the difference between these two sentences in grammer?

In "which clothing/chocolates", the word "which" is a determiner. In "which I ate/thought" it's a pronoun.

Avangi · Answer

Anonymous What is the difference between these two sentences in grammar?

I think "clothing" and the second "chocolates" are appositives.

Anonymous · Answer

i got it! thank you very much!!

Anonymous · Answer

AnonymousThe men wore kilts, which I thought very interesting.

OK. The original version makes it more explicit that the interesting thing was the clothing itself. This version is ambiguous as to whether the kilts were interesting, or the fact that the men were wearing them was interesting, or both.

So, is it ambiguous as i ommited the comma in the sentence:

"The men wore kilts which I thought very interesting."

Dose this version mean the kilts were interesting?

Which for nonrestrictive clauses

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