[etni] Fwd: Fwd: one more grammar question

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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 08:35:05 +0200

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From: SHREIBER MONA <monas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: one more grammar question

In my opinion, the first example is a defining clause because the noun phrase
can't stand alone-  without the defining clause to identify it
The van- it's not clear which van you mean.
But in the second example,the noun phrase, A few friends, has a
subject(friends)that is modified or defined (a few), and it can stand by
itself.
 So what follows is a non-defining or non-essential relative clause.

Does that help?

Mona
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Lura wrote:
> Can it be said that the same defining relative clause can be also be
> non-defining, depending on the context. For example, "The van which I
> bought three weeks ago already needs repairs"  sounds more like non
> defining to me. What about this  "A few friends whom I met at the new
> school are coming to the party"?
>
> I appreciate your attention.
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