 Re: slight difference in meaing?
[quote=Casiopea]Symmetry and redundancy:
The rules that are provided are the rules that are found in traditional handbooks.
[1] 'that are' is omitted on both sides of the equation (remember that 'are' is a linking verb:
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Hi Casio,
I really like how you explained this. Can you answer a related question about a grammar rule, please?
By leaving out "that are" are we reducing an adjective clause to a noun phrase? I know this can often be done with a form of the verb "be" in adjective clauses. Is that something else that's going on here as far as the grammar goes?
The rules that are provided - clause
The rules provided - phrase
example: We have to talk to the guy who is sitting at that desk.
We have to talk to the guy sitting at that desk.
"the guy who is sitting at that desk" - clause
"the guy sitting at that desk" - Leave out "who is" and it becomes a phrase. |