Re: USAGE: Garden paths

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Nik Taylor wrote:

> J Matthew Pearson wrote:
> >   "We raced the horse past the barn"
> >   "The horse was raced past the barn"
> >   "The horse [raced past the barn] fell down"
>
> Yes, but there'd be commas "The horse, raced past the barn, fell down",
> which prevents the ambiguity.  Even so, it's still questionable in my
> idiolect, but then again, I tend to use the relative pronouns alot more
> than most people.
No, there would only be commas if the relative clause were an
unrestricted relative clause; in Matt's example, it is a restricted
relative and requires no commas.

Dirk

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