Reducing clause to a phrase Hi friends, " Authorities refused to reveal any information about the case which is being investigated. " Which is the correct way to reduce the above sentence? 1) Au

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Reducing clause to a phrase Hi friends, " Authorities refused to reveal any information about the case which is being investigated. " Which is the correct way to reduce the above sentence? 1) Authorities refused to reveal any information about the case being investigated. 2) Authorities refused to reveal any information about the case investigated. Thanks in advance. Niwantha

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Adjectives precede nouns in English, so investigated can't follow case without an extra word. Option #1 is correct.

1. The case is still under investigation, so it is being investigated.

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