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| I have made enquiries, and find that the clerk, who dealt with your enquiry, recorded the name of the firm incorrectly. | I have made enquiries, and find that the clerk, who dealt with your enquiry, recorded the name of the firm incorrectly. | ||
| - | The relative clause here is a defining one. The comma turns it into a commenting one and implies that the writer has only one clark. The truth is that one of several is being singled out; and this is made clear if the commas after //clerk// and //enquiry// are omitted. | + | The relative clause here is a defining one. The comma turns it into a commenting one and implies that the writer has only one clerk. The truth is that one of several is being singled out; and this is made clear if the commas after //clerk// and //enquiry// are omitted. |
| The same mistake is made in: | The same mistake is made in: | ||
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