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    Could anyone tell me about my question?
    #1. The following sentence , especially "where" is correct?
    #2. I can't understand why #2 sentence is incorrect?
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    #1. One place where I did not look for the map was the cupboard.
    #2. Mary who is from New York likes this place.
    #3. Mary,who is from New York likes this place.
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    Default Re: which , where etc

    Quote Originally Posted by YOSHITAKEHORI
    Could anyone tell me about my question?
    #1. The following sentence , especially "where" is correct?
    #2. I can't understand why #2 sentence is incorrect?
    Thank you!
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    #1. One place where I did not look for the map was the cupboard.
    #2. Mary who is from New York likes this place.
    #3. Mary,who is from New York likes this place.
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    Hi YOSHITAKEHORI:
    It should be,
    #1 One place, where I did not look for the map was the cupboard.
    #2 Mary, who is from New York likes this place.
    Explanation: a comma before 'where' and 'who'.
    Hope it helps you.
    Quest

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    Default Re: which , where etc

    1 It's OK
    2 It should have a second comma:
    Mary,who is from New York, likes this place.

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    Default Re: which , where etc

    tdol
    Thanks. But I don't still understand why #2 sentence "Mary who is
    from New York likes this place." is incorrect?

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    Default Re: which , where etc

    This is a Non-defining Relative Clause which gives extra information about a noun or noun phrase and has commas at both ends.

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    Default Re: which , where etc

    "Mary who is from New York likes this place." This could be possible, but rarely would you need to define Mary. If there were several people called Mary, then it could be OK, but without more context, the logical assumption is that you are just giving us some extra information about Mary and not telling us which Mary.

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    Everybody
    Thank you!

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    You're welcome.

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