Correct or not?

[MoHammaD_93]

Hello guys

Is it correct to say:
"The students not liking school don't get high marks"
By this I mean that: "The students, who don't like school, don't get high marks"

Thank you

 

[Raymott]

Hello guys

Is it correct to say:
"The students not liking school don't get high marks"
No. Many teachers will tell you that you can't use stative verbs like 'to like' in the progressive tenses. I don't believe that, but this is one case where it doesn't work.

By this I mean that: "The students, who don't like school, don't get high marks"
I think you mean, "The students who don't like school don't get high marks" (No commas).
The sentence with commas (which signify a non-defining clause) means that all the students don't get high marks, and that all the students don't like school.
You need to use a defining clause - "The students who don't like school ..."

Thank you

R.