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04 May 2020, 21:44
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As per Manhattan SC guide - Use WHICH only to refer to the noun immediately preceding it—never to refer to an
entire clause.But as per the same guide the below sentence is correct:
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes
as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup.
In the above sentence the boldface 'which' doesn't touch the noun (SugarFree) to which it modifies. Also the is one more noun preceding the boldface 'which' - corn syrup. So logically it is the wrong sentence. Could anyone please help in resolving this doubt?
Also is the phrase 'an artificial sweetener' in the above sentence 'Noun Phrase' or "Adjective Phrase'?
Thanks in advance
entire clause.But as per the same guide the below sentence is correct:
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes
as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup.
In the above sentence the boldface 'which' doesn't touch the noun (SugarFree) to which it modifies. Also the is one more noun preceding the boldface 'which' - corn syrup. So logically it is the wrong sentence. Could anyone please help in resolving this doubt?
Also is the phrase 'an artificial sweetener' in the above sentence 'Noun Phrase' or "Adjective Phrase'?
Thanks in advance
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04 May 2020, 21:46
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As per Manhattan SC guide - Use WHICH only to refer to the noun immediately preceding it???never to refer to an entire clause.But as per the same guide the below sentence is correct:
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes
as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup.
In the above sentence the boldface 'which' doesn't touch the noun (SugarFree) to which it modifies. Also the is one more noun preceding the boldface 'which' - corn syrup. So logically it is the wrong sentence. Could anyone please help in resolving this doubt?
Also is the phrase 'an artificial sweetener' in the above sentence 'Noun Phrase' or "Adjective Phrase'?
Thanks in advance
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree, an artificial sweetener, which tastes
as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup.
In the above sentence the boldface 'which' doesn't touch the noun (SugarFree) to which it modifies. Also the is one more noun preceding the boldface 'which' - corn syrup. So logically it is the wrong sentence. Could anyone please help in resolving this doubt?
Also is the phrase 'an artificial sweetener' in the above sentence 'Noun Phrase' or "Adjective Phrase'?
Thanks in advance
04 May 2020, 22:41
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Let me give it a try
First things first: Remember this construction- A/An/The adjective noun. An adjective fits in between article A/An/The and Noun.
an artificial (adjective) sweetener. artificial is an adjective modifying the noun sweetener.
The entire phrase is an adjective phrase.
Adjective gives more information - what kind, how many, which- about the noun.
Now coming to the original sentence. The rule mentioned in the guide is: Use which only to refer to nouns. It does not mention anything about the touch rule/placement of which.
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree (I.C), an artificial sweetener(modifier), which tastes
as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup( non essential modifier modifying sweetener)
which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup.
In this case first which and second which both point to sweetener.
When you study parallelism, I think you will get more clarity about this structure.
Hope it helps.
First things first: Remember this construction- A/An/The adjective noun. An adjective fits in between article A/An/The and Noun.
an artificial (adjective) sweetener. artificial is an adjective modifying the noun sweetener.
The entire phrase is an adjective phrase.
Adjective gives more information - what kind, how many, which- about the noun.
Now coming to the original sentence. The rule mentioned in the guide is: Use which only to refer to nouns. It does not mention anything about the touch rule/placement of which.
Mary buys cookies made with SugarFree (I.C), an artificial sweetener(modifier), which tastes
as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup( non essential modifier modifying sweetener)
which tastes as sweet as the corn syrup that her brother loves but which contains fewer calories than does an
equivalent amount of corn syrup.
In this case first which and second which both point to sweetener.
When you study parallelism, I think you will get more clarity about this structure.
Hope it helps.
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