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[navi tasan]

Can one say:
1-They destroyed his mansion, like a palace in the middle of the forest.
instead of:
2-They destroyed his mansion, which was like a palace in the middle of the forest.

Can one say:
3-I made her a wonderful dress, like a wedding gown coverd with jewels.
instead of:
4-I made her a wonderful dress, which was like a wedding gown coverd with jewels.

I think "1" does not work but "3" does. In "3" "like a wedding gown coverd with jewels" seems to have been added on as an afterthought. Thus if the idea had been expressed completely from the start we would have had "a wonderful dress like a wedding gown coverd with jewels". But "his mansion" is already "defined" and cannot be followed by a defining relative clause...

I think...

[bhaisahab]

Can one say:
1-They destroyed his mansion, like a palace in the middle of the forest.
instead of:
2-They destroyed his mansion, which was like a palace in the middle of the forest.
No.
Can one say:
3-I made her a wonderful dress, like a wedding gown covered with jewels.
instead of:
4-I made her a wonderful dress, which was like a wedding gown covered with jewels.
Yes.
I think "1" does not work but "3" does. In "3" "like a wedding gown coverd with jewels" seems to have been added on as an afterthought. Thus if the idea had been expressed completely from the start we would have had "a wonderful dress like a wedding gown coverd with jewels". But "his mansion" is already "defined" and cannot be followed by a defining relative clause...

I think...

Bhai.