The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference many people be

[Tae-Bbong-E]

Hi

I have seen the below sentence from a test.

The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.
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As far as I know, if relative pronoun takes nominative case in the subordinate clause, this cannot be elided.
For example)
I like my smart phone which has various functions. (O)
I like my smart phone (which-omitted) has various functions. (X)

But the person who made explained as follows.

The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference (which-omitted) many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.
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Is it right?

 

[GoesStation]

The sentence is correct and natural as written.

 

[Tarheel]

Hi

I saw the below sentence on a test.

The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.
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As far as I know, if a relative pronoun takes the nominative case in the subordinate clause, this cannot be elided.
For example:
I like my smart phone, which has various functions. (O) :tick:
I like my smart phone (which-omitted) has various functions. (X) :cross:

But the person who made explained as follows. :?:

The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference (which-omitted) many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.
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Is it right?

Your alternative is OK, but so is the original.

~R

 

[teechar]

Hi,
I [STRIKE]have seen[/STRIKE] found the [STRIKE]below[/STRIKE] sentence below [STRIKE]from[/STRIKE] in a test.
The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.
As far as I know, if a relative pronoun takes the nominative case in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a subordinate clause, [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] it cannot be omitted. [STRIKE]elided.[/STRIKE]

That's right, but in the above example, "which" is an object (not subject) pronoun.

For example
I like my smart phone which has various functions. (O)
I like my smart phone (which-omitted) has various functions. (X)

That second sentence is wrong; "which" cannot be omitted, because it is a subject pronoun (nominative case).

But the person who [STRIKE]made[/STRIKE] that sentence explained it as follows.
The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference (which-omitted) many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.
Is it right?

Yes, that is correct. See above.

 

[Tae-Bbong-E]

Hi all

Could you explain why the below sentence is possible?

The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference (which-omitted) many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.


I thought the way to compose the sentence as follows.
1. The stereotype of the absent-minded professor(Subject) underscores(Verb) a difference(Object)
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2. Many people believe (that) a difference exists between remembering and thinking.




The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference many people believe (that) a difference exists between remembering and thinking.
---> The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference many people believe (that) <which> exists between remembering and thinking.
: I think <which> is nominative case.


---> The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores a difference <which> many people believe (that) exists between remembering and thinking.
: Wh-movement can be applied to <which>. So <which> is followed by "many people (that) exists ~~~"


AM I wrong?

Otherwise do you guys see the original sentence as below?
The stereotype of the absent-minded professor underscores (that) <a difference (which-omitted) many people believe>(Subject) exists(Verb) between remembering and thinking.
In that case, which can be omitted as an object pronoun, right?

 

[Tarheel]

The stereotype of the absentminded professor underscores a difference many people believe exists between remembering and thinking.

The underlined part is a noun phrase that is the object of underscores.