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7.3 omission of that, which and who (cont.)5.
Which + its related verb are often omitted when giving definitions. You can omit
which or
who when the words or phrases in apposition are interchangeable.
7. You can omit
which or
who in sentences that would otherwise
contain a repetition of which or
who in a very short space.
NO OMISSION OMISSION POSSIBLE 5 Gold,
[which is] a metal commonly used in biochip technologies, was exploited in order to provide an interaction surface.
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The Thames , which is] England’s longest river, is located in London.
= England’s longest river,
[which is] the Thames, is located in London.
7 Professor Shirov,
who is an MIT professor
[who was] awarded the Nobel Prize for physics, warned that …
