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The document discusses relative clauses and how they are used in sentences. Defining relative clauses that are necessary for understanding the sentence do not use commas, while non-defining relative clauses that provide extra context are placed within commas. The examples given demonstrate how relative clauses can be used to combine two sentences about a subject into a single sentence for brevity.

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I bought a new car. It is very fast. ¡ú I bought a new car that is very fast. She lives in New York. She likes living in New York. ¡ú She lives in New York, which she likes.
(If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean) I live in London, which has some fantastic parks. (Everybody knows where London is, 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information)
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and cannot be omitted in defining relative clauses. ? As non-defining relative clauses are not necessary to understanding the sentence, they are always placed within commas.
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  • 3. I bought a new car. It is very fast. ¡ú I bought a new car that is very fast. She lives in New York. She likes living in New York. ¡ú She lives in New York, which she likes.
  • 4. (If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean) I live in London, which has some fantastic parks. (Everybody knows where London is, 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information)
  • 12. and cannot be omitted in defining relative clauses. ? As non-defining relative clauses are not necessary to understanding the sentence, they are always placed within commas.