Sunday, June 1, 2008

Restrictive clauses vs. Nonrestrictive clauses

I am a person who chooses her words carefully to avoid difficult conversations.

I, who choose my words carefully, avoid difficult conversations.

Even better, I could use an "-ing modifier":

Choosing my words carefully, I avoid difficult conversations.

1 comment:

Dan said...

Ooh! How about an implied causal relationship between two declaratives?:

"I choose my words carefully; I avoid unpleasant conversations."