Verbal noun and relative clause

27029450 · Sun Jul 09, 2006 17:34 pm *Verbal noun and relative clause*

Here is a question to which I fail to get answer from grammar book

On what occasion we use relative clause to update the information about the antecedent instead of using verbal noun.

Mister Micawber · Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:37 am *Verbal noun and relative clause*

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I saw a man walking.
vs
I saw a man who was walking.

These? Could you be more specific-- perhaps supply some examples?
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27029450 · Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:09 pm *Verbal noun and relative clause*

Mister Micawber · Sun Feb 17, 2008 14:35 pm *Verbal noun and relative clause*

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The first is a shortened form of the second.

I saw a man (who was) walking.
A pencil (that was) lying on the table caught my eye.

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27029450 · Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:13 am *Verbal noun and relative clause*

Mister Micawber · Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:34 am *Verbal noun and relative clause*

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I cannot vouch for every situation. Offhand, in all the sentences I can think of, they are both possible.
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