about relative pronoun
I am wondering whether the omission of the relative pronouns is correct for the following sentence:
- Older adults who are more socially isolated are more likely to experience depression.
- Older adults more socially isolated are more likely to experience depression.
Are both of the sentences above correct? Thank you for your help.
Solution 1:
1 is correct. 2 is almost correct.
Past participles can directly modify nouns, but they need to precede the noun. So, you just need to move "older adults" to after "isolated":
"More socially isolated older adults are more likely to experience depression."