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Originally Posted by sally36
Why are you all putting a comma brfore 'which'? A comma goes before 'which' only when the following information is unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. In this case the information is absolutely pertinent to the sentence so does not require a comma after 'projects.'
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It’s about
restrictive vs.
non-restrictive clauses. Non-restrictive clauses require a comma. Restrictive clauses are
necessary to the subject of the sentence, not the sense of the sentence as a whole.
“They have raised funds to assist in our charitable projects, which have included …” is non-restrictive because “They have raised funds to assist in our charitable projects” could stand alone. The object of the sentence is “to assist in our charitable projects;” everything else is elaboration.
To make it restrictive it would have to be “They raised funds that were used for building a house ...” The phrase “that were used for building a house” is restrictive because it is the object of the sentence. It limits or restricts the meaning of the subject.
The word “which” commonly indicates a non-restrictive clause and is usually preceded by a comma.
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