{"id":923,"date":"2022-04-21T10:18:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=923"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:29:02","slug":"e-ll-1-commas-with-non-restrictive-elements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ll-1-commas-with-non-restrictive-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"E- LL.1 Commas with non-restrictive elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commas with non-restrictive elements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Key notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Non-Restrictive Elements?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Non-restrictive elements give extra information<\/strong> about a noun in the sentence.
\u2705 The sentence would still make sense even if the extra information is removed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example:
Riya, who is my best friend, won the competition.<\/strong>
(Extra info: \u201cwho is my best friend\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Rules<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Rule<\/th>Explanation<\/th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\u2728 Use commas to separate non-restrictive elements<\/td>Place a comma before and after<\/strong> the extra information<\/td>My brother, a skilled guitarist<\/strong>, performed on stage.<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udeab Do NOT use commas with essential (restrictive) information<\/td>If the information is necessary to identify<\/strong> the noun, no commas are used<\/td>Students who study daily<\/strong> score well.<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Non-restrictive clauses often begin with who, which, where<\/strong><\/td>These words start extra info that is not needed to identify the noun<\/td>The school, which was built in 1985<\/strong>, is very famous.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
How to Identify a Non-Restrictive Element<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ask yourself:
\ud83d\udc49 If I remove this part, does the sentence still make complete sense?<\/em>
If YES \u2705 \u2192 It\u2019s non-restrictive<\/strong>, use commas.
If NO \u274c \u2192 It\u2019s restrictive<\/strong>, don\u2019t<\/strong> use commas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 With Non-Restrictive Commas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n