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She's a woman of very pronounced https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/view which she is not https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/afraid to https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/air.
I have copied the sentence from online 'Cambridge English Dictionary'.
What is the meaning of the sentence please? Secondly, shouldn't there be a comma before 'which'? What are the cases when you put a comma before 'which' in a sentence?
Thanks.
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This means she has very strongly held opinions, which she is not afraid to voice. Commas are the least strictly used punctuation. Here it's optional.
- This means she has very strongly held opinions, which she is not afraid to voice.
- Commas are the least strictly used punctuation.
- Here it's optional.
- It's omitted here to emphasize, stylistically, that the views of the woman are voiced without hesitation - a comma might suggest, stylistically, hesitation or reserve on her part.
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This means she has very strongly held opinions, which she is not afraid to voice.
Commas are the least strictly used punctuation. Here it's optional. It's omitted here to emphasize, stylistically, that the views of the woman are voiced without hesitation - a comma might suggest, stylistically, hesitation or reserve on her part.
0sundarnazWhat is the meaning of the sentence please?
She has definite opinions, and she's not afraid to say what they are.
The lack of a comma indicates that the author treats the relative clause as further defining 'views'. They are 'views which she is not afraid to air', as opposed, for example, to other views she may have which she IS afraid to ai
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