Studying in the American language Centre in Casablanca, intermediate 4, subject relative is our lesson for this week..your episode is really helpful.. thank you 💕
Respected Ma'am, being undisputedly the greatest grammarian of this generation across the globe, you are earnestly entreated with folded hands to let me know if I can re-write this sentence "Shakespeare, who wrote Othello, was a great playwright" in the following way "Shakespeare was a great playwright,who wrote Othello".Ma,am, how would I come to know which clause I will use as Principal Clause and which one i would use as Subordinate Clause?
Sorry it has taken me so long to answer this. I was on vacation and then I needed a lot of rest when I got home. Thanks for your patience! Here’s my answer: Both sentences are grammatically correct, but they convey slightly different nuances. A) Shakespeare, who wrote Othello, was a great playwright. Grammatical Structure: This sentence uses a non-restrictive (or non-defining) relative clause "who wrote Othello." The clause "who wrote Othello" is set off by commas, indicating that it provides additional information about Shakespeare, but it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Nuance: The sentence suggests that the information about Shakespeare writing "Othello" is added information. The main point is that Shakespeare was a great playwright and the fact that he wrote "Othello" is an additional piece of information. It assumes that the reader already knows who Shakespeare is, and the relative clause adds extra detail. B) Shakespeare was a great playwright, who wrote Othello. Grammatical structure: This sentence also uses the non-restrictive clause "who wrote Othello." The placement of the clause at the end of the sentence after a comma indicates that it adds extra information about "a great playwright." Nuance: This sentence emphasizes Shakespeare being a great playwright first, then adds that he wrote "Othello" as a supporting detail. It might imply that among the many works Shakespeare wrote, "Othello" is being highlighted as an example to reinforce his greatness as a playwright. Summary of Differences: Sentence (A) highlights Shakespeare first, adding that he wrote "Othello" as an interesting fact. Sentence (B) emphasizes Shakespeare's status as a great playwright, with "Othello" given as an illustrative example of his work. Both sentences are correct, but (A) tens to focus more on Shakespeare as a person and (B) on his role and achievements as a playwrite. You can email me with this kind of question and I’ll send you a private response, so I don’t have to write such long responses here. alexseslworld@gmail.com
@@alexseslworld Respected Ma'am,I find it extremely difficult to search for the right kind of words to express my deepest feelings of gratitude to you for your accommodating gesture towards me; you are not only the greatest of all grammarians across the globe but also a great human being, so full of the milk of human kindness.The way you crystallize my vague ideas into definite ones speaks volumes for the fact that you are beyond compare as a grammarian because no other grammarian has so far been able to explain the nuances between the sentences.Ma,am, in this case of examples like (A) Shakespeare, who was a great playwright, wrote Othello (B) Shakespeare, who wrote Othello, was a great playwright, what are the nuances in terms of emphasis? In the academic syllabus of class Nine standard, the question in the English language exam was -Shakespeare was a great playwright.He wrote Othello (Join the sentences with Relative Pronoun). To answer this academic question of English language exam,how do I get to understand which sentence I would use as Principal Clause and which one as Subordinate clause?
Ma,am,I have got your point, but in the following sentence"Shakespeare who was a great playwright who wrote Othello"' If i don't put 'comma' after the subject complement "a great poet", what difference would it make with the sentence "Shakespeare was a great playwright, who wrote Othello" ?
@@sanjibganguli3084 There are a couple of problems with your question. First, “Shakespeare who was a great playwright who wrote Othello” isn’t a sentence. This group of phrases would work as the subject of a sentence, but you haven’t given me a predicate. This is because or your use of the relative pronoun, “who”. Also, I believe you meant to write “a great playwright” where you wrote “a great poet.” So, I’ll just say this: In order to explain who Shakespeare was, you would need to set off the clause “who was a great playwright”. Without the comma, this sentence suggests that "who was a great playwright" is an essential clause that defines which Shakespeare you are talking about. It implies that there could be other Shakespeares, and you're specifically referring to the one who was a great playwright. The second "who wrote Othello" also acts as an essential clause providing additional defining information about this particular Shakespeare. With a comma after “playwright,” this sentence suggests that "who wrote Othello" is a non-essential (or non-restrictive) clause, providing additional information about Shakespeare. The comma indicates that "who wrote Othello" is not necessary to identify Shakespeare; it’s extra information. The sentence assumes the reader already knows who Shakespeare is and adds that he wrote Othello as supplementary information.
Studying in the American language Centre in Casablanca, intermediate 4, subject relative is our lesson for this week..your episode is really helpful.. thank you 💕
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Respected Ma'am, being undisputedly the greatest grammarian of this generation across the globe, you are earnestly entreated with folded hands to let me know if I can re-write this sentence "Shakespeare, who wrote Othello, was a great playwright" in the following way "Shakespeare was a great playwright,who wrote Othello".Ma,am, how would I come to know which clause I will use as Principal Clause and which one i would use as Subordinate Clause?
Sorry it has taken me so long to answer this. I was on vacation and then I needed a lot of rest when I got home. Thanks for your patience! Here’s my answer:
Both sentences are grammatically correct, but they convey slightly different nuances.
A) Shakespeare, who wrote Othello, was a great playwright.
Grammatical Structure: This sentence uses a non-restrictive (or non-defining) relative clause "who wrote Othello." The clause "who wrote Othello" is set off by commas, indicating that it provides additional information about Shakespeare, but it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
Nuance: The sentence suggests that the information about Shakespeare writing "Othello" is added information. The main point is that Shakespeare was a great playwright and the fact that he wrote "Othello" is an additional piece of information. It assumes that the reader already knows who Shakespeare is, and the relative clause adds extra detail.
B) Shakespeare was a great playwright, who wrote Othello.
Grammatical structure: This sentence also uses the non-restrictive clause "who wrote Othello." The placement of the clause at the end of the sentence after a comma indicates that it adds extra information about "a great playwright."
Nuance: This sentence emphasizes Shakespeare being a great playwright first, then adds that he wrote "Othello" as a supporting detail. It might imply that among the many works Shakespeare wrote, "Othello" is being highlighted as an example to reinforce his greatness as a playwright.
Summary of Differences:
Sentence (A) highlights Shakespeare first, adding that he wrote "Othello" as an interesting fact.
Sentence (B) emphasizes Shakespeare's status as a great playwright, with "Othello" given as an illustrative example of his work.
Both sentences are correct, but (A) tens to focus more on Shakespeare as a person and (B) on his role and achievements as a playwrite.
You can email me with this kind of question and I’ll send you a private response, so I don’t have to write such long responses here. alexseslworld@gmail.com
@@alexseslworld Respected Ma'am,I find it extremely difficult to search for the right kind of words to express my deepest feelings of gratitude to you for your accommodating gesture towards me; you are not only the greatest of all grammarians across the globe but also a great human being, so full of the milk of human kindness.The way you crystallize my vague ideas into definite ones speaks volumes for the fact that you are beyond compare as a grammarian because no other grammarian has so far been able to explain the nuances between the sentences.Ma,am, in this case of examples like (A) Shakespeare, who was a great playwright, wrote Othello (B) Shakespeare, who wrote Othello, was a great playwright, what are the nuances in terms of emphasis? In the academic syllabus of class Nine standard, the question in the English language exam was -Shakespeare was a great playwright.He wrote Othello (Join the sentences with Relative Pronoun). To answer this academic question of English language exam,how do I get to understand which sentence I would use as Principal Clause and which one as Subordinate clause?
Ma,am,I have got your point, but in the following sentence"Shakespeare who was a great playwright who wrote Othello"' If i don't put 'comma' after the subject complement "a great poet", what difference would it make with the sentence "Shakespeare was a great playwright, who wrote Othello" ?
@@sanjibganguli3084 There are a couple of problems with your question. First, “Shakespeare who was a great playwright who wrote Othello” isn’t a sentence. This group of phrases would work as the subject of a sentence, but you haven’t given me a predicate. This is because or your use of the relative pronoun, “who”. Also, I believe you meant to write “a great playwright” where you wrote “a great poet.” So, I’ll just say this: In order to explain who Shakespeare was, you would need to set off the clause “who was a great playwright”. Without the comma, this sentence suggests that "who was a great playwright" is an essential clause that defines which Shakespeare you are talking about. It implies that there could be other Shakespeares, and you're specifically referring to the one who was a great playwright. The second "who wrote Othello" also acts as an essential clause providing additional defining information about this particular Shakespeare. With a comma after “playwright,” this sentence suggests that "who wrote Othello" is a non-essential (or non-restrictive) clause, providing additional information about Shakespeare. The comma indicates that "who wrote Othello" is not necessary to identify Shakespeare; it’s extra information. The sentence assumes the reader already knows who Shakespeare is and adds that he wrote Othello as supplementary information.