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What difference are Which and , which.

 
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hasunny11



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:21 am    Post subject: What difference are Which and , which. Reply with quote

When we translate Two sentences, What is difference?

- Jane couldn't come to the party which was a shame.
- Jane couldn't come to the party, which was a shame.

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buddhaheart



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

�Party� is the antecedent of the relative pronoun �which� in the 1st sentence. The 1st sentence means the �party� was a �shame�, not the fact that Jane couldn�t come. The 2nd sentence says the fact that Jane couldn�t come was a shame, not the �party.� Here �which� refers to the whole clause �Jane couldn't come to the party.�
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