"Overall, both rooms have the basic elements of tables, chairs, a whiteboard and a lecture platform, though the second room has considerably..."

[hardyweineberg]

These sentences are from my essay.

"Overall, both rooms have the basic elements of tables, chairs, a whiteboard and a lecture platform, though the second room has considerably more chairs than the first."

"The bottom half of plan B depicts a lecture platform and three tables with guest chairs on both sides that/which are arranged circularly."

1) Is my use of the term "basic elements" okay?

2) Is it acceptable to use "though/although" in that way?

3) When describing maps, I frequently find myself confused about whether some relative clauses are defining or non-defining and as a result, confused about whether to use which or that or to enclose the additional info in commas.

"...both sides that/which are arranged circularly."

In this case, is the relative clause a restrictive or nonrestrictive one?

 

[teechar]

These sentences are from my essay.

"Overall, both rooms have the basic elements of tables, chairs, a whiteboard and a lecture platform, though the second room has considerably more chairs than the first."

"The bottom half of Plan B depicts a lecture platform and three tables with guest chairs on both sides that/which are arranged in a circle." circularly."

1) Is my use of the term "basic elements" okay?

No.

2) Is it acceptable to use "though/although" in that way?

See above. Keep it simple in task 1.

3) When describing maps, I frequently find myself confused about whether some relative clauses are defining or non-defining and as a result, confused about whether to use which or that or to enclose the additional info in commas.

"...both sides that/which are arranged circularly."

In this case, is the relative clause a restrictive or nonrestrictive one?

See above.

 

[tedmc]

You can say "both rooms are furnished with tables, chairs,...".