Xavier Yap Jung Houn, 48, the father of two 11-year-old boys who were found dead in a canal near a playground, was taken by the police on Thursday (Jan 27) to where their bodies were discovered..
Should there be a comma before "who"? If not, what is the reason?
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tamguatlay Should there be a comma before "who"? No. tamguatlay If not, what is the reason?
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tamguatlayShould there be a comma before "who"?
No.
tamguatlayIf not, what is the reason?
Because we don't care that he has two sons eleven years old. We do care that he is the father of two boys found dead.
tamguatlayShould there be a comma before "who"?
No, because the who-clause says more specifically which boys they were. It's not just a parenthetical remark saying "Oh, by the way, the boys are dead".
CJ