Unaccounted for

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One of India's most colourful and controversial politicians, Jayaram Jayalalitha, has been found guilty of corruption charges in a high-profile case which has lasted for 18 years.

The chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu was found guilty of amassing wealth of more than $10m (£6.1m) which was unaccounted for.

Is it correct to write the words which unaccounted for?
I think you must write a comma before the word which.

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@Din1,

It's quite acceptable to leave the comma out.

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@Din1,

Yes, no comma here. You took that sentence out of a BBC news article of today. There was no comma in the news article either.
Why question it?

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@Ragman,

I think we write a comma when there is additional information.
Ragman has a car.
Ragman has a car, which was built in Canada.
I think the journalist missed the comma.

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@Din1,

Let me understand: you asked a question and I offered my answer. I'm confused about your reply.

A comma in this instance is not mandatory. If you want to add a comma, add one but it is not required.

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@Ragman,

Ragman: he copied the sentence out of a BBC news article and is questioning its validity.

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@CalamityJane,

My father knows better English than me. My father is retired now

I talked to him about this. Even he told me that people write a comma when there is more information.
I don't question its validity.
We own a old car.
We own a old car, which was built in the 80s.

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@Din1,

Why bother to ask for advice when you really aren't willing to accept it?

Lastly, you have clearly demonstrated you have no idea about grammar:

Quote:

We own a old car.

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@CalamityJane,

How's the weather there today, CJ? It finally stopped raining here ...3 days of rain, off and on, until today.

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@Ragman,

Pretty good, Ragman! The heatwave is gone, 74F and nice, but no rain - the severe drought is evident everywhere.

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@Ragman,

No, I accept your replies.
Sometimes journalists make mistakes.
I learnt to write a comma when there is more information.
I asked you to find out if there is a mistake.
I accept your replies.

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@CalamityJane,

Sorry to hear about that crazy drought. Hope it ends soon.

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@Ragman,

No end in sight, but thank you! Have a great weekend! Smile

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@CalamityJane,

And you, too. Sunny and 88 Deg F (as usual) here, albeit with pretty clouds.

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