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Avoid too many that's, which's, and who's: Raise the nonrestrictive clause to a main or subordinate clause

Most nonrestrictive clauses are unimportant, but if they are not, raise them to a main or subordinate clause.

Nonrestrictive clauses, which sometimes carry ideas important to the flow of argument, should sometimes be raised to the status of a main clause.
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Nonrestrictive clauses sometimes carry ideas important to the flow of argument and should sometimes be raised to the status of a main clause.
 
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If nonrestrictive clauses carry ideas important to the flow of argument, they should sometimes be raised to the status of a subordinate clause.

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