"by which"

#1 (**permalink**) 15-Dec-2006, 09:24

The law is considered a mechanism by which social and moral behaviours are enforced.
The world " which " refer to what ? The law or the mechanism?

sandhya.sha · #2 (**permalink**) 15-Dec-2006, 09:28

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Originally Posted by AmeenaHassan

The law is considered a mechanism by which social and moral behaviours are enforced.
The world " which " refer to what ? The law or the mechanism?

it refers to 'mechanism called law'. so the stress is on mechanism.
"a mechanism which is used to enforce blah blah blah"


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