Is the relative clause a defining relative clause or non-defining?
So the isolation property too is really more of a desideratum than an ironclad guarantee: What is more, real-world systems typically provide explicit mechanisms namely, isolation levels lower than the maximum--whose effect is precisely to undermine isolation.
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First, please tell us which word you see this clause as relative to. Clive
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First, please tell us which word you see this clause as relative to.
Clive
I agree.
Now if we say "What is more, real-world systems typically provide explicit mechanisms whose effect is precisely to undermine isolation", are there other explicit mechanisms that have other effects?
Clive
I really don't know whether or not there are other explicit mechanisms that have other effects.
no other explicit mechanisms Then it is not a defining clause.
other explicit mechanisms Then it is a defining clause
In my opinion, it's a poorly written sentence because the dash just tacks on what follows as an after-thought and leaves the r