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Old 18-Apr-2004, 11:40
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Default Re: Which does this refer to?

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Originally Posted by Casiopea
Structurally, 'which' refers to "One part of American culture".
I would also come up with the same answer with yours, Casiopea. But if you were suppsed to analize the structure more in detail, which noun would you think "which" refers to; "one part" or "American culture"?

Take another sentence for instance. In "People in Japan who work very hard...", "who" is used to describe "people in Japan". To be more presice, however, "people" is described by "who work very hard", and it is also descibed "in Japan".

If you were supposed to apply the same way of analysis, what would be your answer for "One part of American culture which has not changed..."?
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