Green liquid oozed from beneath the misshapen lumps which had once been potatoes and carrots. What is the effect of the phrase 'which had once been'?

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Authors do this to draw you into their story as well as letting you use your imagination. Some of the most gripping stories leave ‘gaps’ where you can deduce what’s happening yourself.


<em>Green liquid oozed from beneath the misshapen lumps which had once been potatoes and carrots.</em> What is the effect of the phrase 'which had once been'?