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Anutka
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 Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: Commas change the meaning |
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Hello dear teachers,
I need to understand one case with commas.
1. A student, who is mature enough, usually chooses to rent an apartment.
2. A student who is mature enough usually chooses to rent an apartment.
I mean, that majority of mature students rent an apartment instead of leaving in a dormitory.
So, which sentence is correct. Please, explain why.
Thank you in advance.
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Mary W. Ng
Joined: 26 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: Commas change the meaning |
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| 1. A student, who is mature enough, usually chooses to rent an apartment. |
With the enclosing commas, the relative clause who is mature enough becomes non-defining (non-restrictive). A non-defining (non-restrictive) modifier can be left out of a sentence without changing its meaning. The sentence can be read to mean "A student usually chooses to rent an apartment."
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| 2. A student who is mature enough usually chooses to rent an apartment. |
Without the enclosing commas, the modifier who is mature enough defines the kind of student who usually chooses to rent an apartment.
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