{"id":878,"date":"2022-04-21T11:52:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=878"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:39:21","slug":"e-gg-1-commas-with-non-restrictive-elements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-gg-1-commas-with-non-restrictive-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"E-GG.1 Commas with non-restrictive elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Commas with non-restrictive elements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What Are Non-restrictive Elements?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>non-restrictive element<\/strong> gives <strong>extra information<\/strong> about a noun in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is <strong>not necessary<\/strong> to understand the main meaning of the sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you remove it, the sentence still makes sense! \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccdExample:<br>\ud83d\udc49 <em>My brother, who lives in Delhi, is a doctor.<\/em><br>(Even if we remove \u201cwho lives in Delhi,\u201d the main sentence \u201cMy brother is a doctor\u201d still makes sense.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rule for Commas<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>commas<\/strong> to set off <strong>non-restrictive elements<\/strong> from the rest of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Pattern:<br><strong>Subject + , + non-restrictive clause\/phrase + , + rest of the sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccdExample:<br>\ud83d\udc49 <em>The car, which was bought last year, runs very smoothly.<\/em> \ud83d\ude97<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Difference Between Restrictive and Non-restrictive<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Comma?<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udd12 Restrictive<\/td><td>Essential to meaning<\/td><td>\u274c No comma<\/td><td><em>The students who studied hard passed the test.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udca1 Non-restrictive<\/td><td>Extra information<\/td><td>\u2705 Use commas<\/td><td><em>The students, who studied hard, passed the test.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Common Non-restrictive Elements<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who \/ Which \/ That clauses<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>My dog, who loves to play, is very friendly.<\/em> \ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appositives<\/strong> (rename a noun)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mr. Rao, my English teacher, is very kind.<\/em> \ud83c\udf4e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prepositional phrases<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Hyderabad, in southern India, is known for its biryani.<\/em> \ud83c\udf5b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Participial phrases<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The girl, laughing loudly, ran down the street.<\/em> \ud83d\ude04<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Avoid This Common Mistake<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u274c <em>My friend who lives in London is coming tomorrow.<\/em><br>\u2705 <em>My friend, who lives in London, is coming tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Without commas, it sounds like you have many friends and only the one in London is coming.<br>\ud83d\udc49 With commas, it means you have <strong>one friend<\/strong>, and you\u2019re just adding extra info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tip<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2728 If you can remove the phrase without changing the main meaning \u2014 <strong>use commas!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Use commas to separate <strong>extra, non-essential<\/strong> information.<br>\u2705 Do <strong>not<\/strong> use commas for <strong>essential<\/strong> (restrictive) information.<br>\u2705 Think: \u201cCan I remove it and still understand the sentence?\u201d \u2014 If yes \u2192 <strong>use commas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/99653\/025\/234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" 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