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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
How would you punctuate this sentence
The town where my father grew up has a population of only 1,222.
I need someone to let me know what commas are needed, if any. I think the sentence should be this way:
The town, where my father grew up, has a population of only 1,222.
"Where my father grew up", is a nonessential clause, therefore, needs to be seperated by commas. My instructor says not so, that information is needed for the sentence make sense. Thanks for any help.
I need someone to let me know what commas are needed, if any. I think the sentence should be this way:
The town, where my father grew up, has a population of only 1,222.
"Where my father grew up", is a nonessential clause, therefore, needs to be seperated by commas. My instructor says not so, that information is needed for the sentence make sense. Thanks for any help.
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Unless you are already talking about "the town" and everyone reading it already knows which town you mean, the fact that your father grew up there is essential information - it's a restrictive clause and the commas do NOT belong.
- Unless you are already talking about "the town" and everyone reading it already knows which town you mean, the fact that your father grew up there is essential information - it's a restrictive clause and the commas do NOT belong.
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Unless you are already talking about "the town" and everyone reading it already knows which town you mean, the fact that your father grew up there is essential information - it's a restrictive clause and the commas do NOT belong.
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Barbara is correct. If you were saying "Springfield, where my father grew up, has a population... " you would then require commas, because your reader may not realize that Springfield is a place, and so the defining clause explains this. But "the town where my father grew up" is one idea: nothing is explaining something else.
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