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hasunny11
Joined: 09 Nov 2009
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 Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:21 am Post subject: What difference are Which and , which. |
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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.
Could you explain? 
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buddhaheart
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Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| �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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