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Hans51 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Pause in commas?

I know a son, who is a doctor.

I know a son who is a doctor.


Here in my country, I learned that there is a meaning difference between define relative clause and non-define relative clause.


And then I was wondering if there must be a pause in the comma and there must not a pause when there is no comma?


I think that there can be also a pause when there is no comma like thinking of something and not remembering latter ones.


Or do you native English speakers pause in a comma all the time and do not pause without a comma?


What do you native English speakers think?


Thank you so much as usual in advance.

  

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Hans51 And then I was wondering if there must be a pause in the comma and there must not a pause when there is no comma? In the case of defining / non-defining clauses, yes, I believe so (though your particular example sentences are odd or unnatural). Hans51 I think that there can be also a pause when there is no comma like thinking of something and not remembering latter ones.

  • Hans51 And then I was wondering if there must be a pause in the comma and there must not a pause when there is no comma?
  • In the case of defining / non-defining clauses, yes, I believe so (though your particular example sentences are odd or unnatural).
  • Hans51 I think that there can be also a pause when there is no comma like thinking of something and not remembering latter ones.
  • I don't understand what this means.
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Hans51And then I was wondering if there must be a pause in the comma and there must not a pause when there is no comma?

In the case of defining / non-defining clauses, yes, I believe so (though your particular example sentences are odd or unnatural).

Hans51I think that there can be also a pause when there is no comma like thinkin

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