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Radovan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

(non-)identifying relative clauses

Hi. I wonder if someone could explain this to me, please.

According to my grammar book these relative clauses are identifying. (In the task in the book the senteces are without commas and relative pronouns and you must put the correct relative pronoun in and decide if they are non-identifying or identifying and need to be separated with commas or not.)

The cake which was covered in chocolate was delicious.

The girl who is sitting on the floor is called Emily.

But is that so? 100%? Can't they be non-identyfing in some context(s)?

Thanks.

  

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radovan The cake which was covered in chocolate was delicious. 1. There are three cakes on the table.

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  • radovan The cake which was covered in chocolate was delicious.
  • 1.
  • There are three cakes on the table.
  • You get to pick one for your dessert.
  • Someone gives you the following information.
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radovanThe cake which was covered in chocolate was delicious.
1.  There are three cakes on the table. You get to pick one for your dessert. Someone gives you the following information.
The cake which has green and red icing is flavored with hot peppers and spicy chili sauce.
The cake which is blue and white striped is dry and stale. It was left ov
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radovanThe cake, which was covered in chocolate, was delicious.

If there was only one cake and it had been mentioned before, the sentence is fine as shown.

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