[Grammar] present perfect and past perfect passive relative reduction

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adrenalinman

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The paintings are ready to be displayed now.They have been just brought to the gallery
The paintings which have been just brought to the gallery are ready to be displayed now
The paintings that have been just brought to the gallery are ready to be displayed now
Question1:Is this reduction corect?:The paintings just brought to the gallery are ready to be displayed now

The handicrafts were in great demand.They had been made by local housewives
The handicrafts which had been made by local housewives were in great demand
The handicrafts that had been made by local housewives were in great demand
Question2:Is this reduction correct?:The handicrafts made by local housewives were in great demand

Question3:Is this generalization correct?:'which/that and have been/has been/had been are omitted and the third form of the verb remains'
 

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Question 1: Yes, that's okay.
Question 2: Yes, that's okay.
Question 3: Effectively, yes.
 

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adrenalinman, no sentence is correct without a punctuation mark at the end.
 

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And when you use a full stop (which you need to do much more often!), you must follow it with a space.
 

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thank you very much
 

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By the way, adrenalinman, when you use just in tenses with two auxiliary verbs, always put it between the auxiliary verbs, not after.

which have been just brought (not right)
which have just been brought (right)
 

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I do not know.I just want to thank by writing when I really appreciate the answer.It feels like I thank him/her face to face.:) Thank you for your warning.
:)

(There's no need to create a new post just to say thank you, though - clicking on Thank is enough.:))
 

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I [STRIKE]do[/STRIKE] did not know that. (Space required after a full stop.) I just want to write "Thanks" [STRIKE]by[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]writing[/STRIKE] when I really appreciate the answer. (Space required after a full stop.) It feels like I am thanking him/her face to face. [STRIKE]:)[/STRIKE] Thank you for your [STRIKE]warning[/STRIKE] advice/information.

See above. You must put a space after a full stop before you write the next word.
 
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