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krazy800
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Confused about use of which. Please explain
I read the following material from Wren & Martin.
Some times which is used as a relative pronoun to refer to the noun immediately preceding it.
ex: I gave him a dollar, which was all I had with me.
Some times which is used to refer to a previous sentence/a preceding clause.
ex: The man was said to be drunk, which was not the case.
and now I read the following example in MGMAT SC
The police found the murder weapon, which made the procesutors job easier.
MGMAT says 'which' is used to refer to a noun immediately preceding it. So in this sentence, 'which' refers to a weapon, while the intention is finding the weapon has made the prosecutor's job easier.
My question is why can't 'which' indicate that the 'finding of the weapon' has made the prosecutors job easy?
How can we catch the difference in usage of 'which' in GMAT? can someone explain with more examples?
Thanks in advance!!
I read the following material from Wren & Martin.
Some times which is used as a relative pronoun to refer to the noun immediately preceding it.
ex: I gave him a dollar, which was all I had with me.
Some times which is used to refer to a previous sentence/a preceding clause.
ex: The man was said to be drunk, which was not the case.
and now I read the following example in MGMAT SC
The police found the murder weapon, which made the procesutors job easier.
MGMAT says 'which' is used to refer to a noun immediately preceding it. So in this sentence, 'which' refers to a weapon, while the intention is finding the weapon has made the prosecutor's job easier.
My question is why can't 'which' indicate that the 'finding of the weapon' has made the prosecutors job easy?
How can we catch the difference in usage of 'which' in GMAT? can someone explain with more examples?
Thanks in advance!!
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