Warp wrote:
>   "The car which has its windows rolled down's parked there."
> 
>   The subject is 'car', and the verb is very far away from it, and
> contracted with a completely unrelated word. Feels even more awkward.
> When contracted, the verb looks like it's related to 'down', but of
> course it isn't. It's related to 'car'.
> 

This should, of course, be written 'The car, which has its windows
rolled down, is parked there'.
Now do you see why you can't contract 'is' in this case?

John

-- 
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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