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When can I skip the relative pronoun "which" in a sentence?

Let's take the following:

[...] Where along the long shore, which is full of white sands, the gloom of evening engulfs my heart.

In this sentence, if I remove the words "which is" and simply say "where along the long shore, full of white sands, the gloom of evening engulfs my heart" is it acceptable?

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Not only is the sentence grammatically acceptable without “which is”, it is arguably better in terms of narrative flow.

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  • What is the rule to include and exclude "which" in a sentence? Can you explain it to me?
    – Ammu
    Feb 13, 2021 at 22:21
  • George said that it was 'arguably better' to omit which is, not that it would be wrong to include it. There is no rule, it's just a stylistic choice. Feb 14, 2021 at 9:23

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