Beavers can be used in perfume production, some information which I was shocked
Hi there,
Is there a difference between A and B? or which one is more natural-sounding?
A) Beavers can be used in perfume production, some information which I was shocked to read on Wikipedia.
B) Beavers can be used in perfume production, some information which I was shocked to read *about* on Wikipedia.
Thank you so much for your comments.
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Is there a difference between A and B? or which one is more natural-sounding?
A) Beavers can be used in perfume production, some information which I was shocked to read on Wikipedia.
B) Beavers can be used in perfume production, some information which I was shocked to read *about* on Wikipedia.
Hi Lily,
With all due respect, I find both sentences unnatural.
For a start, the clause "Beavers can be used in perfume production" is A piece of information which you found on Wikipedia.
On a separate note, the word "fact" would be more specific to mean a verified and proven piece of information.
With all these in mind, perhaps you can write: Beavers can be used in perfume product -- a fact which I was shocked to read on Wikipedia. (A dash (--) can be used to indicate that more details will be provided on the idea mentioned before the dash.)
If you would like to simplify it further, you can choose to eliminate "which": Beavers can be used in perfume production -- a fact I was shocked to read on Wikipedia. (We call this a reduced relative clause. "which" can be eliminated in this case, as it is an object relative pronoun. The following reference material may interest you: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses.
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"...some information that I was shocked to read on Wikipedia." Technically, you can read about something, but you can't read 'about information' unless you want to look up the definition of that word. You can know/read/have/collect/gather/receive information about/on something.
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Both are fine, but it probably sounds more natural without "about" and I think it sounds more natural to omit "some" and just say "Beavers can be used in perfume production, information which I was shocked to read (about) on Wikipedia." Or you could say "Beavers can be used in perfume production, a fact which I was shocked to read on Wikipedia". The last one sounds more natural to me.
I hope that helps
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