TransWikia.com

Looking for a connector word between sentences where the second sentence gives more detail to the first

English Language & Usage Asked on June 23, 2021

I’m looking for a connector word between these two sentences along the lines of where, whereas, whereby, etc. Couldn’t quite come up with the appropriate word here.

"In the cli, the keywords relevant to ldaps are ‘ssl-connection’ and ‘protocol’. Setting the latter to ‘ldaps’ or ‘starttls’ automatically enables the former."

One Answer

A connection that does not break the flow but necessitates a means of "selection" of "protocol" is the use of a relative pronoun (introducing a relative clause); the construction allowing that is "the latter of which", but as can be seen in this ngram, its use has never stopped decreasing and is nowadays not very important; nevertheless, as this page will show, it is commonly used in modern scholarly literature.

(example) There was an Upper, a Lower, and a Western India, the latter of which is now Persia-Iran. The countries now named Thibet, Mongolia, and Great

  • In the cli, the keywords relevant to ldaps are 'ssl-connection' and 'protocol', the latter of which, if set to 'ldaps' or 'starttls', automatically enables the former.

Correct answer by LPH on June 23, 2021

Add your own answers!

Ask a Question

Get help from others!

© 2024 TransWikia.com. All rights reserved. Sites we Love: PCI Database, UKBizDB, Menu Kuliner, Sharing RPP