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Sat 21 Jul, 2007 08:08 am
Are the following sentences right? If so, what's the difference?
A: He talked rudely in the meeting, for which he was criticized very much.
B: He talked rudely in the meeting for which he was criticized very much. (no comma)
Many thanks.
Punctuation is not just to make sentences look pretty. It affects meaning.
If he was criticised for talking in the meeting, then the second sentence needs a comma. If he was criticised for the meeting (ie holding it or calling it) it does not.
Consider the following
He ate a cake, which he paid for, in the car.
He ate a cake which he paid for in the car.
King Charles walked and talked. Half an hour after, his head was cut off.
King Charles walked and talked half an hour after his head was cut off.
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