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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Usage of Comma

"U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, who arrived in Seoul Tuesday morning, attended a special dinner hosted by the Korea Society in the evening where he stressed that North Korea must first improve its relations with the South if it wants to pursue better ties with the rest of the world". I usually study English with News articles but so many times I face problems such as usage of comma and nuance of words. And in that sentence above, I think "comma" must be put in front of "where" to make its meaning make sense, Am I right? Or there is more misuse of comma in it?
  

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A comma before 'where' would be good in order to break the pace of the sentence, but it is not necessary, since we can think of that 'where' clause as either restrictive or non-restrictive. In addition, do not expect perfect punctuation from journalistic writing, since it is often hurried and chary of using too much space.

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  • A comma before 'where' would be good in order to break the pace of the sentence, but it is not necessary, since we can think of that 'where' clause as either restrictive or non-restrictive.
  • In addition, do not expect perfect punctuation from journalistic writing, since it is often hurried and chary of using too much space.
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A comma before 'where' would be good in order to break the pace of the sentence, but it is not necessary, since we can think of that 'where' clause as either restrictive or non-restrictive. In addition, do not expect perfect punctuation from journalistic writing, since it is often hurried and chary of using too much space.
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Thanks for the so helpful answer. I totally agree with you and one more thing: restrictive or non-restrictive clause makes meaning different in the article, right?
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No, not really. In fact, it often does not change the meaning seriously. It is often just a matter of the writer's focus.
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