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28 May 2008, 11:52
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We finally chose the coffee table towords the back of the store, which we thought would complement our living room furniture.
Above sentence is from MGMAT SC book.
Is the above sentence correct? Does "which" clearly refer to coffee table.
I thought "which" in the above sentence is unclear and either refer to coffee table or back of the store.
Can someone throw lights on this?
Above sentence is from MGMAT SC book.
Is the above sentence correct? Does "which" clearly refer to coffee table.
I thought "which" in the above sentence is unclear and either refer to coffee table or back of the store.
Can someone throw lights on this?
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28 May 2008, 12:11
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I think it is clear that "which" refers to "coffee table". A coffee table can complement other living room furniture; whereas, "the back of the store" doesn't make sense. This question may be easier for a native English speaker.
The phrase "towards the back fo the store" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective adding detail as to which coffee table. It's not the coffee table near the entrance, it's the coffee table towards the back of the store.
Here is an example of where "which" can refer to the prepositional phrase.
He visited the park near the ocean, which has sharks.
Here, when we use ", which" we are referring back to the object of the preposition (ocean) and that is incorrect. Logically, we know the ocean has sharks, but correct usage is when "which" refers back to the Direct Object in the sentence. The direct object here is "the park". The park may have sharks, but that is highly unlikely.
I am not sure there is a good way to rewrite that "shark" sentence. I chose it because it's a bad sentence, and I'm not sure it can be reworked to make it correct with all the same information.
Here is a link that may be helpful to some people. This goes into diagramming sentences. Diagramming sentences can be difficult for native English speakers. Those non-native english speakers can check it out, but it might not be the best way to learn the parts of speech.
https://www.geocities.com/gene_moutoux/diagrams.htm
j allen morris
PS - I learned this stuff because my mother is a grammar / writing teacher for a high school in Kansas and also teaches college level English Composition courses to the advanced classes. She has taught for 33 years. When I wrote a paper in school, she would check my paper for errors. Rather than pointing out each error, she put a check mark at the end of the sentence that contained an error. I had to figure out what the error was and how to correct the error on my own. When I thought I had corrected all errors, she would read it, and again, make check marks next to any sentence that contained an error. It's a long process, but a fantastic way to learn correct grammar.
The phrase "towards the back fo the store" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective adding detail as to which coffee table. It's not the coffee table near the entrance, it's the coffee table towards the back of the store.
Here is an example of where "which" can refer to the prepositional phrase.
He visited the park near the ocean, which has sharks.
Here, when we use ", which" we are referring back to the object of the preposition (ocean) and that is incorrect. Logically, we know the ocean has sharks, but correct usage is when "which" refers back to the Direct Object in the sentence. The direct object here is "the park". The park may have sharks, but that is highly unlikely.
I am not sure there is a good way to rewrite that "shark" sentence. I chose it because it's a bad sentence, and I'm not sure it can be reworked to make it correct with all the same information.
Here is a link that may be helpful to some people. This goes into diagramming sentences. Diagramming sentences can be difficult for native English speakers. Those non-native english speakers can check it out, but it might not be the best way to learn the parts of speech.
https://www.geocities.com/gene_moutoux/diagrams.htm
j allen morris
PS - I learned this stuff because my mother is a grammar / writing teacher for a high school in Kansas and also teaches college level English Composition courses to the advanced classes. She has taught for 33 years. When I wrote a paper in school, she would check my paper for errors. Rather than pointing out each error, she put a check mark at the end of the sentence that contained an error. I had to figure out what the error was and how to correct the error on my own. When I thought I had corrected all errors, she would read it, and again, make check marks next to any sentence that contained an error. It's a long process, but a fantastic way to learn correct grammar.
x2suresh
