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Ahmed Omar Newbie
Ahmed Omar
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14-May-2011
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05-Jun-2011 17:44

When to use this form and how ?

I'm so confused when to use that form

1-machu pichu is a great inca city lost for hundreds of years .

I can't understand this form but i think if i said machu pichu is a great inca city that was lost for hundreds of years . it will be right but when can i use the first form and is there any grammar rule for it

Another example :
Don't expose it to temperatures exceeding/that exceed 50 degrees

  • fba Pearson Longman Moderator
    fba
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    1. 06-Jun-2011 10:18 (in response to Ahmed Omar)
    Re: When to use this form and how ?

    Hello Ahmed,

     

    We call this a reduced relative clause.

     

    You can use a participle (-ing, -ed) insted of insted of the relative pronoun and the full verb.

     

    So in your examples:

     

    Machu Pichu is a great Inca city lost for hundreds of years ...

                                                  (= that was lost)

     

    Don't expose it to temperatures exceeding 50 degrees.

                                                 (= that exceed)

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