Questions tagged [reduced-relative-clauses]
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Reduced relative clause that has “NOT”
There are many examples that demonstrate how to reduce relative clause, but I can't find any example that reduces relative clause having "NOT" in it, like:
I can't find my notebook that ...
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Omitting “while”
1- I found a hundred dollar bill on the sidewalk walking down
the street. (While I was walking down the street)
2- She was also attending to her email talking on the phone.
(While she was ...
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I see a bus come
If you are at a bus stop, and see a bus coming, which version would you say, 1 or 2?
I see a bus come.
I see a bus coming.
If it is #2, then what does #1 mean exactly?
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Usage of past participles
1- The funeral is at 3.00, followed by a reception at Shawn's bar.
I saw this sentence in a tv-series. Can I say that this sentence is a reduced form of the sentences below?
2- The funeral is at 3....
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Reduced relative clauses
a. Trees which fell in the storm have resulted in several accidents.
b. Trees falling in the storm have resulted in several accidents.
a. Teams which have completed the first round go into the ...
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Asking about reducing sentence
I have a reduced sentence:
"The line graph compares the amount of electricity produced in France using four different sources of power over a period of 32 years."
I think the full sentence is:
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