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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

which vs of which

01. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content.02br
002. The car in the driveway which has a convertible roof is my new Ferrari.02br
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00Both sentences share a similar construction where 'which describes the noun before the immediate noun but the first sentence requires an additional preposition 'of'.02br
00Could you please explain it in an easy to understand way?02br
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00Many thanks in advance! This is one of the toughest grammar concepts for me. It may sound really simple to you so please bear with me.0-
  

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0 001. 02br 002. 02br 02br 00In the first example, the word 'of'' appears in one of the sentences that have been combined.

— Philip

  • 0 001.
  • 02br 002.
  • 02br 02br 00In the first example, the word 'of'' appears in one of the sentences that have been combined.
  • [He left a note on the table.
  • She hadn't understood the content 01b 00of02b 00 the note.
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0 001. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content.02br
002. The car in the driveway which has a convertible roof is my new Ferrari.02br
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00In the first example, the word 'of'' appears in one of the sentences that have been combined. [He left a note on the table. She hadn't understood the content 01b0
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0Does it mean everytime two sentences are combined, an additional preposition will appear? If not, we're back to square one.02br
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00This morning, I was awaken by a little girl knocking at the door, [of] whom I've never seen in my life. She told me she was my daughter while my wife was standing next to me. 02br
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00A dog came running toward me with a
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0 Hi N2G02br
00I'll **** in if I may. 01i01b001. He'd only left her a note on the bedside table 01font00of which02font00 she had not understood the 01font00content02font00. 02b02i00There is 01font00a noun02font00
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0which, of which, among which, to which, about which, for which, ...02br
00Combine 01i00The car is big02i00 with the following:02br
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00The car is blue. > The car which is blue is big. [no preposition before 01i00the car02i00]02br
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00The car is parked there. > The car which is parked
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0CJ, I loved your explanation. But I'm kind of disappointed with the warning at the bottom of your post. Why did you say that?0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Why did you say that?12blockquote
10Well, it depends how often you want to talk about a big car, I suppose. 05000 If you talk about a big car, then maybe one or two of these might come up in a conversation. And besides, these are fairly formal grammatical structures, and people don
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0I see. Just to get an idea about what is considered formal to you, is my sentence formal enough to use 'of which' or native speakers would rephrase it?02br
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00He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10He'd only left her a note on the bedside table of which she had not understood the content.12blockquote
10 This sentence could occur in a short story or novel. It would not likely occur in a casual conversation. Instead, it might be02br
01i00He left her a note on the tab
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0Thanks, CJ. I can feel the level of formality in your sentences. 0-
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