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Clauses · CEFR C1 · Fluent
A relative clause can lose its pronoun and its verb: "the man who is standing there" becomes "the man standing there".
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The letter written yesterday was lost.
noun + verb-ing · noun + third form
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The letter written yesterday was lost.
The letter did not write — it was written, so it takes the third form.
The shape
noun + verb-ing · noun + third form
Shorten a relative clause the way writing does.
In Hindi
relative clause अपना सर्वनाम और क्रिया छोड़ सकता है — "the man standing there"।
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The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
The letter writing yesterday was lost. | The letter written yesterday was lost. The letter did not write — it was written, so it takes the third form. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
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