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Grammar

Which was vs. which is

<This month she bought a pen topped with a little cat.>


I've learned that in this sentence, which + be verb is ellipsis.


So I was wondering, what be verb is ellipsissed


*which one is correct?

This month she bought a pen which is topped with a little cat.

This month she bought a pen which was topped with a little cat.


*if both 2 sentences are correct, what's the difference?

  

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This month she bought a pen which was topped with a little cat. Both are fine. The non-finite clause exhibits no time element.

— Mister Micawber

  • This month she bought a pen which was topped with a little cat.
  • Both are fine.
  • The non-finite clause exhibits no time element.
  • if both 2 sentences are correct, what's the difference?
  • The retrogression or non-retrogression of the presumed verb.
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???*which one is correct?This month she bought a pen which is topped with a little cat.This month she bought a pen which was topped with a little cat.

Both are fine. The non-finite clause exhibits no time element.

???if both 2 sentences are correct, what's the difference?

The retrogression or non-retrogression of

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