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by Stacey Koprince » Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:28 am
Thanks. But it seems that the same is not followed in the case of "including"
Ah - the word "including" is an exception. "Including" is typically used to give examples of some previously-identified category, and that category will typically be in the form of a noun.

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by mmslf75 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:08 pm
mmslf75 wrote:here does WHIHC refer HEARINGS ??

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OA is B

here which refers to HEARINGS ??
Got the answer for this one...
B is correct as no way WHICH "were" can refer to NIXON it has to refer to HEARINGS

Classic example i must say, for those having issues with WHICH refre to NOUN or former part of NOUN!!

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by lunarpower » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:51 am
mmslf75 wrote:here does WHIHC refer HEARINGS ??
yes.

remember that "which" can refer to "X + preposition + Y", if it is grammatically impossible for Y (the closest noun) to serve as the antecedent.

in this case, "Nixon" is not eligible, for TWO different reasons: (a) Nixon is a person (you can't use the pronoun "which" for humans), and (b) "were" is a plural verb (Nixon is singular).

therefore, the antecedent defaults to "hearings + preposition + Nixon", which is a perfect grammatical match for "which were".

see:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/correct-use- ... tml#197164
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by thephoenix » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:08 am
Stacey Koprince wrote: "which" cannot modify the preceding clause - only the preceding main noun. That's why, in this one, the correct answer switches the form to ", leading" - because "comma -ing" can actually modify the preceding clause.
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then how come in this q which is modifying the effects........abuse ;the sub of previous clause
https://www.beatthegmat.com/crack-and-co ... 55762.html

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by akhpad » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:26 am
thephoenix wrote:
Stacey Koprince wrote: "which" cannot modify the preceding clause - only the preceding main noun. That's why, in this one, the correct answer switches the form to ", leading" - because "comma -ing" can actually modify the preceding clause.
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then how come in this q which is modifying the effects........abuse ;the sub of previous clause
https://www.beatthegmat.com/crack-and-co ... 55762.html
You are confusing again.

Please go through all the post which is mentioned in that post. It was well explained about which.

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by thephoenix » Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:32 am
akhp77 wrote:
thephoenix wrote:
Stacey Koprince wrote: "which" cannot modify the preceding clause - only the preceding main noun. That's why, in this one, the correct answer switches the form to ", leading" - because "comma -ing" can actually modify the preceding clause.
stacey
then how come in this q which is modifying the effects........abuse ;the sub of previous clause
https://www.beatthegmat.com/crack-and-co ... 55762.html
You are confusing again.

Please go through all the post which is mentioned in that post. It was well explained about which.
pls check the soln of og it says clearly that which modifies the phrase The effects.....abuse
thats y i am getting confused

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by Stacey Koprince » Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:17 pm
This can definitely get confusing. "Phrase" and "clause" are two different grammar terms - they do not mean the same thing.

A "clause" is a series of words that include a *conjugated* verb. I went to the store. I studied French.

A "phrase" does not include a conjugated verb.

In the example to which you linked, it says:

"the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already"

"the effects of drug and alcohol abuse" is a phrase, not a clause. In that phrase, the main noun is "effects." In the correct answer, the "which" modifier properly refers to the main noun of the preceding phrase: effects.
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