About making a complex sentence.
I met the girl at the store. + the girl was my classmate.
1. I met the girl who was my classmate at the store.
2. I met the girl, who was my classmate, at the store.
Do the commas in the sentence should be added?
asked Nov 05 '12 at 09:46
Dean
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In Rahul's version, the comma following girl is not needed. The who clause is, in this sentence, a restrictive relative pronoun clause. Restrictive (or definining) clauses are not set off by commas.
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answered Nov 05 '12 at 13:45
Jeff Pribyl
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Thank you Sir. +1. I just edited it.
add commentAt the store, I met the girl who was my classmate.
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edited Nov 05 '12 at 14:53
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I agree the first one.The girl I met at the store is my classmate.She is not any other person.Thanks.
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answered Nov 06 '12 at 08:11
aung myint
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Yes, number 2 is the correct version. 'Who was my classmate' is called an appositive, and it needs to be separated by commas.
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answered Nov 05 '12 at 11:46
Lewis Neidhardt
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