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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is the comma after 'John' needed?

There was no one other than John, who could solve the maths problem with ease.

Is the comma after 'John' needed?

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With and without the comma, the sentence will mean two different things. Without the comma, the sentence means probably what you are looking for, that John is the only one who can solve the math problem. With the comma, the sentence would mean that John is the only person here at all, and his ability to solve the math problem is secondary.

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  • With and without the comma, the sentence will mean two different things.
  • Without the comma, the sentence means probably what you are looking for, that John is the only one who can solve the math problem.
  • With the comma, the sentence would mean that John is the only person here at all, and his ability to solve the math problem is secondary.
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With and without the comma, the sentence will mean two different things. Without the comma, the sentence means probably what you are looking for, that John is the only one who can solve the math problem.

With the comma, the sentence would mean that John is the only person here at all, and his ability to solve the math problem is secondary.
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There was no one other than John, who could solve the maths problem with ease. - No one was present except John. By the way, John is good at math.

There was no one other than John who could solve the maths problem with ease. - Only John could solve the problems easily. (Maybe the others could solve them, but not easily.)

There was no one, other than John, wh
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