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| Correction: Only if a relative clause is required for the comprehensive understanding of a sentence, commas are not used. |
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| Verfasst am: 26. Jan 2013 10:01 Titel: relative clauses |
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| Verfasst am: 25. Jan 2013 18:12 Titel: |
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| b is correct. You need commas because the relative clauses are non-defining clauses. They are not necessary to clearly understand the whole sentence. Only if a relative clause is required for the comprehensive understanding of a sentence, commas are used. Non-defining rel. clauses contain additional information that could also be missing without the sentence becoming unclear. If you own a grammar book refer to this chapter for further examples and information. |
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| Verfasst am: 25. Jan 2013 16:29 Titel: Relative clauses, can't solve an exercise. |
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| Hi everyone, At the moment I am learning the rules about relative clauses. "more or less" I do understand but I can not solve the following exercise: (Info: Bob's mum has lost her car keys) a). Bob's mum who is a musician has lost her car keys. b). Bob's mum, who is a musician, has lost her car keys. (Info: My friend Jane moved to Canada) a).My friend Jane whose husband is Canadian moved to Canada last week. b).My friend Jane, whose husband is Canadian, moved to Canada last week. a or b is right and WHY? Which rule can I apply? Thank you very much, specially because I am learning english by myself. Franz |
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