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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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Here is the original:
"Chicken is the all-around versatile dish, one that is able to be prepared in many ways and always is delicious."
Here is a shorter version with the same meaning:
"Chicken is the all-around versatile dish that is able to be prepared in many ways and always is delicious."
Why would you use the original instead of my paraphrase?
(I understand a summative modifier is useful when it is unclear what the relative clause modifies. But in this sentence, it seems clear enough that the relative clause modifies dish (or chicken) and not other noun/pronoun.)
"Chicken is the all-around versatile dish, one that is able to be prepared in many ways and always is delicious."
Here is a shorter version with the same meaning:
"Chicken is the all-around versatile dish that is able to be prepared in many ways and always is delicious."
Why would you use the original instead of my paraphrase?
(I understand a summative modifier is useful when it is unclear what the relative clause modifies. But in this sentence, it seems clear enough that the relative clause modifies dish (or chicken) and not other noun/pronoun.)
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[ t hat is able to be prepared ] sounds awefully heavy to me. Chicken is the all-around versatile dish that can be easily prepared in many ways .........
- [ t hat is able to be prepared ] sounds awefully heavy to me.
- Chicken is the all-around versatile dish that can be easily prepared in many ways .........
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English 1b3"Chicken is the all-around versatile dish, one that is able to be prepared in many ways and always is delicious."
Here is a shorter version with the same meaning:
"Chicken is the all-around versatile dish t
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