| Front | why is a comma necessary in one of these examples but not the other Freddy, who has a limp, was in an auto accident. The boy who has a limp was in an auto accident |
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| Back | 1 Freddy is named, so the description is not essential and is viewed as parenthetical 2 We do not know which boy is being referred to without further description; therefore, no commas are used. |
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