He saved a labour party which..
Is there any difference in meaning between these following sentences?
1) He saved a labour party which, lest we forget, came close to extinction.
2) He saved a labour party, lest we forget, which came close to extinction.
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“He saved the Labour Party which, less we forget, came close to extinction.” The second sentence doesn’t sound right. I don’t know the grammatical reason why it’s wrong.
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Could you please explain why?
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Number 2 is not correct. For this to be grammatically correct, which must be placed before "least we forget".
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In the first one, the emphasis is on not forgetting that the party came close to extinction.
In the second sentence, the emphasis is on not forgetting that he save THE labour party.
We use the definite article because there is only one specific labour party.
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