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"....develop lungs, which makes them capable of ..."
"In the most species, amphibians lose their gills and develop lungs, which makes them capable of living on land."
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
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Re: "....develop lungs, which makes them capable of ..."
Remove 'the' from in front of species, and it is. )
not teacher, eh?
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Re: "....develop lungs, which makes them capable of ..."
1. In most species, amphibians lose their gills and develop lungs, which makes them capable of living on land."
2. In most species, amphibians lose their gills and develop lungs, which make them capable of living on land.
In 1, 'which' refers back to the whole clause amphibians lose their gills and develop lungs.
In 2, 'which' refers back tolungs,
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