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Physician Ashraf Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

use of comma?

is there any difference between the following two sentence?

1)The boss has fired all the workers in the company, who were late for work.
2) The boss has fired all the workers in the company who were late for work.
  

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Hello, Physician Ashraf—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. Physician Ashraf is there any difference between the following two sentence?

  • Hello, Physician Ashraf—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Thank you for registering as a member.
  • Physician Ashraf is there any difference between the following two sentence?
  • Yes.
  • #1 says that all the workers were late, while #2 suggests that only some of them were late.
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Hello, Physician Ashraf—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
Physician Ashrafis there any difference between the following two sentence?
Yes. #1 says that all the workers were late, while #2 suggests that only some of them were late.
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ThTanks very much Can you please explain it with any other example?
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Physician Ashraf Can you please explain it with any other example?
With no comma, the clause is restrictive or defining; the comma makes the clause non-restrictive or non-defining. You can google those terms and find examples and further explanation.

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