1) The game, which John bought last night, is called "Spacecraft".
or
2) The game which John bought last night is called "Spacecraft".
2007-01-05 23:01:37 · 9 answers · asked by askask 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
When using 'which' to describe a noun, it will always follow a comma so number (1) is correct
2007-01-05 23:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Paul M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is 1) The game, which John bought last night, is called "Spacecraft".
It is correct because the sentence The game is called "Spacecraft" still exists without the section covered by the commas. Saying John bought it last night is an added extra to an already complete sentence.
2007-01-05 23:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by purplebuggy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sentence number 1 is correct.
which John bought last night is a non-essential clause. You must separate. Also, you could say: "The game is called "Spacecraft." When you can have a complete sentence without that clause, you must add commas.
2007-01-05 23:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Author Al 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 is correct.
The sentence is actually "The game is called Spacecraft." The second part, "which John bought last night", is a parenthetical element. You use commas to set off parenthetical elements. The parenthetical element is sometimes called "added information."
2007-01-05 23:12:51 · answer #4 · answered by themainsail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that no 1 is the right one because the part separated by commas (the relative clause) is not an essential component of the sentence. You can say the sentence without it. Its function here is just to add extra meaning to the noun GAME.
2007-01-05 23:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by Dreamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 Because the comma infasizes a pase in a sentence and when you read the sentence out loud you do pase after game and night.
2007-01-06 00:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sentence no.1 cos the relative clause is closed by commas
2007-01-05 23:05:22 · answer #7 · answered by alexisvisjnic 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No 1 is the right sentece .
2007-01-05 23:25:44 · answer #8 · answered by crazy suzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
# 1 is correct
2007-01-06 02:05:32 · answer #9 · answered by soul candee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋