Unit 3b Book
7. Forum: Various Ways of Saying the Same Thing
This forum will give you a chance to play with defining and non-defining relative clauses and their reductions. In this forum, you are going to have two tasks.
Task 1
Below, you can see a table containing pairs of sentences: a) and b). Notice that a) and b) have a slightly different meaning. In a), the second sentence refers to the subject of the first sentence. In b), the second sentence refers to the whole first sentence. Out of the three lines of the table, choose just two. How would you express the ideas of the original pairs of sentences in two other ways? You are expected to combine the two independent sentences in each line of the table by using relative clauses and reduced relative clauses. This means that in your post, you should write eight sentences altogether. If you are not sure what to write, you can first try this online task to help you.
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Two Independent Sentences |
Relative Clauses |
Reduced Relative Clauses |
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a) Pumps have been enabled. They increase the flow of coolant. b) Pumps have been enabled. This increases the flow of coolant. |
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a) Better conductors have been installed. They will decrease heat generation of the system. b) Better conductors have been installed. This will decrease heat generation of the system. |
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a) The circuit was shorted. Its wires melted. b) The circuit was shorted. This resulted in its wires melting. |
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Task 2
After writing your eight sentences, check the contribution of at least one fellow student for correctness.