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08 Oct 2019, 06:53
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1) There is a bowl of yoghurt, which is made of glass
2) There is a bowl of yoghurt, which is made from cow's milk
Can the relative pronoun "which" refer back to both Subject of the preposition(Bowl) and the Object of the preposition(milk) in different scenarios? If so, is it coz of the context that makes the reference clear?
If one of these is wrong, how'd you express the same idea for that sentence?
2) There is a bowl of yoghurt, which is made from cow's milk
Can the relative pronoun "which" refer back to both Subject of the preposition(Bowl) and the Object of the preposition(milk) in different scenarios? If so, is it coz of the context that makes the reference clear?
If one of these is wrong, how'd you express the same idea for that sentence?
11 Oct 2019, 04:38
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Great question.
The answer is it depends.
The idea is to pick the logic behind what WHICH is referring to. If there is no confusion then it is okay:
The box of toffees, which are made of caramel, is kept on the table --> CORRECT
The box of toffees, which was gifted to me, is kept on the table --> CORRECT
Here are a few official examples.
1) "Which" referring to the object of the prepositional phrase:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/construction ... 95982.html
2) "Which" referring to the subject of the prepositional phrase:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/emily-dickin ... 10142.html
Hope this helps,
The answer is it depends.
The idea is to pick the logic behind what WHICH is referring to. If there is no confusion then it is okay:
The box of toffees, which are made of caramel, is kept on the table --> CORRECT
The box of toffees, which was gifted to me, is kept on the table --> CORRECT
Here are a few official examples.
1) "Which" referring to the object of the prepositional phrase:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/construction ... 95982.html
2) "Which" referring to the subject of the prepositional phrase:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/emily-dickin ... 10142.html
Hope this helps,
06 Nov 2019, 05:08
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Hi @crackverbal,
Regarding a Myth: Antecedent of a pronoun cannot lie in Prepositional Phrase.
In OG 18 #759, https://gmatclub.com/forum/fossils-of-the-arm-of-a-sloth-found-in-puerto-rico-in-1991-and-dated-77781.html,
the official explanation for (A) is "Because sloth is the object of a preposition and not the subject of the sentence, there is no reasonable antecedent for the pronoun it;"
Blatantly, they have explained that pronoun can't refer to prep phrase. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Regarding a Myth: Antecedent of a pronoun cannot lie in Prepositional Phrase.
Quote:
Fossils of the arm of a sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated at 34 million years old, made it the earliest known mammal of the Greater Antilles islands.
In OG 18 #759, https://gmatclub.com/forum/fossils-of-the-arm-of-a-sloth-found-in-puerto-rico-in-1991-and-dated-77781.html,
the official explanation for (A) is "Because sloth is the object of a preposition and not the subject of the sentence, there is no reasonable antecedent for the pronoun it;"
Blatantly, they have explained that pronoun can't refer to prep phrase. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
