Is this Restrictive or non restrictive who?
Hi,
Please help. In this sentence, should I put a comma before who or is the comma not needed since "of twenty years who hadn't wanted marriage" helps to identify which boyfriend this is (restrictive sense)?
Jemma had married a complete stranger after breaking up with her boyfriend of twenty years who hadn't wanted marriage.
Top answer
anonymous should I put a comma before who Yes, definitely. anonymous helps to identify which boyfriend this is (restrictive sense)? No, he is already completely identified by being called 'her boyfriend'.
- anonymous should I put a comma before who Yes, definitely.
- anonymous helps to identify which boyfriend this is (restrictive sense)?
- No, he is already completely identified by being called 'her boyfriend'.
- In grammar, there is no 'help to identify': the noun is either identified or it is not identified by a word or phrase.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
anonymous should I put a comma before who
Yes, definitely.
anonymoushelps to identify which boyfriend this is (restrictive sense)?
No, he is already completely identified by being called 'her boyfriend'. In grammar, there is no 'help to identify': the noun is either identified or it is not identified by a word or
0
Related Questions