Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Reducing relative clause to adjective phrase
Could you explain when exactly we can reduce relative clause if there is no be verb?
I know I can say:
English has an alphabet that consists or consisting of 26 letters.
Can I do it with any verbs I want? Is it about tenses? Is it only with the present simple tense?
Thank you!
I know I can say:
English has an alphabet that consists or consisting of 26 letters.
Can I do it with any verbs I want? Is it about tenses? Is it only with the present simple tense?
Thank you!
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Anonymous Could you explain when exactly we can reduce relative clause if there is no be verb? I know I can say: English has an alphabet that consists or consisting of 26 letters. You are mixing a gerund phrase in with a subordinate noun clause.
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AnonymousCould you explain when exactly we can reduce relative clause if there is no be verb?
I know I can say:
English has an alphabet that consists or consisting of 26 letters.
You are mixing a gerund phrase in with a subordinate noun clause.
English has an alphabet consisting of 26 letters.
English has an alphabet that consist
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