Nov 23, 2020 08:12
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English term

comma usage

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters punctuation, use of comma
This condition restrains the increase in the speed of the wind turbine blades which is desirable for reducing the weight of the rotor, gearbox, and electrical equipment.

Should we put a comma before 'which' here? Is there a general rule for? Please give the link)

MTIA,
Change log

Nov 23, 2020 09:43: Lara Barnett changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Nov 23, 2020 10:23: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from "�syntax" to "grammar, use of comma"

Nov 23, 2020 10:25: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "grammar, use of comma" to "punctuation, use of comma"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Barbara Carrara, Tony M, Lara Barnett

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Responses

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In this case, yes

See 1st link...

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Note added at 34 mins (2020-11-23 08:47:26 GMT)
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Here's the link I referred to...https://prowritingaid.com/grammar/1008080/Should-I-use-a-com...
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M : The comma is necessary because 'which' introduces a subordinate clause, qualifying 'reduces'; without a comma, besides being grammatically incorrect, it would instead qualify 'increase in the speed', which is clearly wrong!
31 mins
Thanks Tony
agree Sophie Cherel
54 mins
Thanks Sophie
agree Miranda Nicholas-Zaar
1 hr
Thanks Miranda
agree Lara Barnett
1 hr
Thanks Lara
agree Liane Lazoski
4 hrs
Thanks Liane
agree AllegroTrans : Yes, but no comma after "gearbox"
5 hrs
Thanks Allegro
agree philgoddard : Allegro: that's just your opinion :-) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
7 hrs
Thanks Phil. Thanks also for the info on the serial comma
agree Charlesp
1 day 8 hrs
Thanks!
agree Sarah Lewis-Morgan
1 day 22 hrs
Thanks Sarah
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Bokani"
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