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Relatives/commas
Message from raviha2003 posted on 02-02-2012 at 17:47:32 (D | E | F)
Hello,

I want would like to know the difference in meaning of the two sentences below .
1 My sister who is a dentist bought a new car.
2 My sister,who is a dentist ,bought a new car.

Which of them shows that I have more than one sister ?
Thanks for your help.

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Edited by lucile83 on 02-02-2012 18:05

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Re: Relatives/commas from notrepere, posted on 02-02-2012 at 18:51:03 (D | E)
Hello

The first one can imply that you have more than one sister by saying that it is only the sister who is the dentist who bought the car.

My sister who is a dentist bought a new car.

In the second sentence, you can remove the non-restrictive clause (between commas) and the sentence becomes:

My sister bought a new car.

This does not imply that you have more than one sister.

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Re: Relatives/commas from raviha2003, posted on 05-02-2012 at 09:45:33 (D | E)
hello;
Thank you Lucile83 for editing and Notrepere for answering.I am sure that I will never forget the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses thanks to your clear explanation.
thank you very much
raviha2003

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