Is this sentence grammatically correct? Should I use which or what here and why? What should be the tense of the verb postpone?
Don’t miss the opportunity to live life to the full which/what you constantly postpone year after year.
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what means the thing which, so either to live to the full what you... or to live life to the full which you... ... IMO– Michael LoginCommented Jan 16, 2019 at 22:01
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Neither would work in the sentence construction that you have. Also note which is complemented by that, not what. What has no place here at all.– Jason BassfordCommented Jan 16, 2019 at 22:16
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@Jason Bassford Examlpes are scarce but is How can I live life which is full of sadness,defeats and setbacks incorrect?– Michael LoginCommented Jan 16, 2019 at 22:51
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@MvLog Your sentence doesn't have the same construction as the sentence in the question, nor does it use what, which is what I objected to. But if I were critiquing it, I'd say it should be a life. And although not wrong as it is, I think using the singular defeat and setback would make it sound better.– Jason BassfordCommented Jan 16, 2019 at 22:54
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@Jason Bassford You said neither, didn't you? Now, what's wrong with the opportunity to live (a) life to the full, which you have been constantly postponing for years?– Michael LoginCommented Jan 16, 2019 at 23:01
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In you example sentence
Don’t miss the opportunity to live life to the full which you constantly postpone year after year.
The speaker is admonishing the listener to not waste "opportunities to live life to the full". "Which" refers back to this reference in your sentence and the speaker goes further to say that you have postponed those opportunities "year after year".
