nekonote
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?
2018년 8월 12일 오후 9:05
답변 · 5
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?
2018년 8월 12일
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!
2018년 8월 12일
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?
2018년 8월 12일
아직도 답을 찾지 못하셨나요?
질문을 남겨보세요. 원어민이 도움을 줄 수 있을 거예요!
