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Full and Reduced
Five parts. Two of them disappear in the short version.
Build the FULL version of this noun phrase, then notice which two parts would come out.
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Learner shortens a relative clause by removing the pronoun and the verb be, and knows the two cases where this is not available.
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Five parts. Two of them disappear in the short version.
Build the FULL version of this noun phrase, then notice which two parts would come out.
Six clauses. Three of them cannot be cut.
Can you cut this? the students who are studying abroad
One cut, its limit, and what it buys.
the students
who arestudying abroad
the reportwhich waswritten in June
The pronoun and the form of be come out together.
Never one without the other.
Ten clauses. Three cannot be reduced.
the students who are studying abroad →
the report which was written in June →
the people who are living in cities →
the students who passed →
the countries which are affected by drought →
the man who has left →
a policy that is designed to help →
the data which were collected in 2019 →
the man who owns the shop →
the issues which were raised at the meeting →
One clause, written full and reduced.
Topic: people affected by a policy in your country.
Version 1: use a full relative clause containing a form of be. Version 2: the same sentence, reduced.
Check that both the pronoun and the be came out.
One per line.
Eight clauses. Two have no reduced partner.
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