stephanie  +  14552 Mon, 01 Dec 03 12:03 PM Although the structures are the same, we cannot do without 'which are' in the first sentence, but can in the second. Why?? 1. He made movements which were stiff and mechanical. 2. He had an unusual face (which was) painted white. stephanie stephanie Joined on Mon, Dec 1 2003 New Member 01

	hitchhiker  +  14555 Mon, 01 Dec 03 01:51 PM Hi Stephanie, welcome to the forums, Somebody already answered your "Guest" post: relative clauses hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,036 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement...