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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Relative clauses
The reports which he wrote were objective.
The reports, which he wrote, were objective.
Is there any rule that 'prompts' using commas or omitting them in relative clauses thus rendering them restrictive or non-restrictive ones?
The reports, which he wrote, were objective.
Is there any rule that 'prompts' using commas or omitting them in relative clauses thus rendering them restrictive or non-restrictive ones?
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The prompt' is what is in the writer's mind. In the first he is thinking about reports written by a certain person, and about no other reports,Those reports were objective. In the second, he is thinking about some reports previously referred.
- The prompt' is what is in the writer's mind.
- In the first he is thinking about reports written by a certain person, and about no other reports,Those reports were objective.
- In the second, he is thinking about some reports previously referred.
- Those reports were objective.
- As an additional piece of information, the writer notes that they were written by a certain person.
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The prompt' is what is in the writer's mind. In the first he is thinking about reports written by a certain person, and about no other reports,Those reports were objective.
In the second, he is thinking about some reports previously referred. Those reports were objective. As an additional piece of information, the writer notes that they were written by a certain person.
In the second, he is thinking about some reports previously referred. Those reports were objective. As an additional piece of information, the writer notes that they were written by a certain person.
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AnonymousIs there any rule that 'prompts' using commas or omitting themNot in the general case, no. However, if the antecedent noun already references a unique entity (as when it is a proper noun), the only choice is to use commas thus forming a non-restrictive relative clause.
For example, Albert Einstein who developed the theory of relativity
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CalifJimHowever, if the antecedent noun already references a unique entity (as when it is a proper noun), the only choice is to use commas thus forming a non-restrictive relative clause.I see. Thank you for the explanation.
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