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31 Jan 2010, 01:53
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Is the use of 'which', without a comma, decisively wrong?
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31 Oct 2010, 19:02
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jatinrai,
This is a great (if old) question. If you are using "which" at the start of the noun modifier, it must follow a comma. For example:
"I like my house, which is blue, better than your house." --> Correct. ", which is blue" modifiers my house.
Note that the ", which" must sit adjacent to the noun it is modifying.
Here's the exception to the "comma before the which" rule:
"Which piece of cake would you like?" --> This is correct. You don't need a comma because the "which" is at the beginning of the sentence and it is not acting as a modifier. It is acting as a pronoun.
"Did you decide which car you want to buy?" -->Again, same logic as above.
Great question! Hope this explanation helps people!
This is a great (if old) question. If you are using "which" at the start of the noun modifier, it must follow a comma. For example:
"I like my house, which is blue, better than your house." --> Correct. ", which is blue" modifiers my house.
Note that the ", which" must sit adjacent to the noun it is modifying.
Here's the exception to the "comma before the which" rule:
"Which piece of cake would you like?" --> This is correct. You don't need a comma because the "which" is at the beginning of the sentence and it is not acting as a modifier. It is acting as a pronoun.
"Did you decide which car you want to buy?" -->Again, same logic as above.
Great question! Hope this explanation helps people!
31 Oct 2010, 19:19
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Thanks BKimball.
I was never aware of this comma rule as I have never came across an answer choice that was wrong simply because it was missing a comma before 'which' when used as a noun modifier.
I was never aware of this comma rule as I have never came across an answer choice that was wrong simply because it was missing a comma before 'which' when used as a noun modifier.
