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by sudipto » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:14 pm
Can anyone explain the difference between using a relative pronoun to modify something vs. using a modifying phrase. Is one preferred over the other ?

Eg. Juonita express, published in winnipeg, is a fantastic women's magazine.

vs.

Juonita express, which is published in winnipeg, is a fantastic women's magazine.

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Re: Modifying phrases vs. relative pronouns

by logitech » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:41 pm
sudipto wrote:Can anyone explain the difference between using a relative pronoun to modify something vs. using a modifying phrase. Is one preferred over the other ?

Eg. Juonita express, published in winnipeg, is a fantastic women's magazine.

vs.

Juonita express, which is published in winnipeg, is a fantastic women's magazine.

Thanks,
Sudipto
In this case they are interchangeable, you can use a relative clause and a present participle modifier this way:

The girl who is smoking hot is my girlfriend

The girl smoking hot is my girlfriend
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by sudipto » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:45 pm
The girl smoking hot is my girlfriend -> you mean:

The girl, smoking hot, is my girlfriend ? (I wish :) )
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by logitech » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:00 pm
sudipto wrote:The girl smoking hot is my girlfriend -> you mean:

The girl, smoking hot, is my girlfriend ? (I wish :) )
when you use COMMA, it becomes a non-essential information.

Since the GIRL is not defined before in the sentence, we need that as an ESSENTIAL information.
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by vittalgmat » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:47 pm
sudipto wrote:The girl smoking hot is my girlfriend -> you mean:

The girl, smoking hot, is my girlfriend ? (I wish :) )

How about

The smoking hot girl is my girlfriend :-)
I guess this alters the meaning of the sentence
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by logitech » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:53 pm
vittalgmat wrote:
sudipto wrote:The girl smoking hot is my girlfriend -> you mean:

The girl, smoking hot, is my girlfriend ? (I wish :) )

How about

The smoking hot girl is my girlfriend :-)
I guess this alters the meaning of the sentence
hahahahaha :lol: She is a [spoiler]%^%%^#@#[/spoiler] anyways
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