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guys, i am slightly confused.

in the below example -
1. Restrictive relative clause modifier (There's the goose that lays the golden egg).

Can we change the above sentence to say -

There's the goose laying the golden egg

Basically, can we replace that lays with laying and maintain the same meaning ?
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Fair question...

It does not mean the same thing. There are two key differences between them.

1) by using that to introduce the relative clause, we make it clear that we're talking about the one-and-only goose with the ability to lay golden eggs. If we take that away, or replace it with which, we're now only referring to one goose which happens to lay golden eggs, saying nothing of the fact that other geese can't lay golden eggs. That's the gist of the difference between restrictive and nonrestrictive relative clauses.

2) by changing the verb from lays to laying, it changes the timing of the egg laying. That lays communicates that the goose can lay golden eggs, but that sentence doesn't tell us when that goose will lay any of those golden eggs. Laying communicates a progressive action, one that is currently taking place, so the goose is laying the egg as we speak, right in front of our eyes!
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I have a question realted to # 2 -

I think laying is an participle. Since participle do not decide the actual time that event occurs, is i fair to say that the event(laying of eggs) is happeing right now in front of our eyes ?

Please correct me if i am wrong.
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participle do not decide the actual time that event occurs


On the contrary, participles are one of the principle ways to indicate timing.

Indeed, laying is a participle--a present progressive participle, which indicates a current action.



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