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Could you please tell me the difference in nuance between the two sentences below?
A. The train that I was going to take was cancelled, since the typhoon intensified last night.
B. The train which I was going to take was cancelled, since the typhoon intensified last night.
(Cancelled is the British spelling of canceled.)
One of my friend told me as follows: In the case of B, "I was going to take was cancelled" is nonessential information and can be removed from the sentence. In short, "The train was cancelled, since the typhoon intensified last night." is better.
Is that true?
12 de ago. de 2018 21:05
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I would remove 'that' and 'which' from both sentences and place the stress on 'going'. "The train I was going to take was cancelled since the typhoon intensified".
Or " "the train I was gonna take was cancelled..." These are correct.
If the sentence is just "the train was cancelled since the typhoon intensified" It's right, but what train is it?
12 de agosto de 2018
The use of "that" in sentence A is correct, and "which" in sentence B is not correct.
If it is clear that you were getting a train when speaking, it isn't important information. "My train was cancelled" is even better because it's more informal and also it lets the other person know that you were going to get a train if they didn't already know that. Hope this helps!
12 de agosto de 2018
I would remove 'that' and 'which' from both sentences and place the stress on 'going'. "The train I was going to take was cancelled since the typhoon intensified".
Or " "the train I was gonna take was cancelled..." These are correct.
If the sentence is just "the train was cancelled since the typhoon intensified" It's right, but what train is it?
12 de agosto de 2018
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