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Eliminating which #1 (permalink) Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:23 am   Eliminating which
 

Hello dears,

I'm wondering if I could say:

Having a good energy density by weight, hydrogen was chosen among other alternatives for many reasons.

or should I say:

Hydrogen which has a good energy density by weight was chosen among other alternatives for many reasons.

With many thanks.
Regards,
Abdul
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Eliminating which #2 (permalink) Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:08 am   Eliminating which
 

Why mention its energy density if it was evidently chosen for other reasons? That makes both sentences awkward.
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Eliminating which #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:32 pm   Eliminating which
 

Many thanks. Really, I've not thought about it. What a funny guy I'm.

By the way, what do we call these tools (which, who, where,...)? and where could I find a good article about them?
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Eliminating which #4 (permalink) Thu Nov 12, 2009 13:07 pm   Eliminating which
 

Those are relative and interrogative pronouns. You can google those terms, and find sites like THIS and THIS.
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