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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Word order

Could you tell me whether both of the following sentences are okay and which style is preferred if both of them are possible? Thank you.

1. I met my English teacher yesterday, who comes from South Africa.
2. I met yesterday my English teacher, who comes from South Africa.
  

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I would write: Yesterday, I met my English teacher, who comes from South Africa.

  • I would write: Yesterday, I met my English teacher, who comes from South Africa.
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I would write: Yesterday, I met my English teacher, who comes from South Africa.
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Are my original sentence unnatural as they are?
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tamguatlayI would write: Yesterday, I met my English teacher, who comes from South Africa.
"teacher" should be placed next to "who".
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I think 'comma' shouldn't be there after "English teacher" in the sentence.
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If you have only one English teacher, a comma is necessary.
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tamguatlayIf you have only one English teacher, a comma is necessary.
Thank you for clarifying that, tamguatlay. 

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