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hanuman_2000  #273879  Fri, 29 Sep 06 06:24 AM

Hello,

1. The book, which I found in the study, is about the quirrels of West Africa.

2. It would be lovely to have a long cold drink of delicious, freshly squeezed orange juice.

Is the usage of comma all right?

  
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Grammar Geek  #273882  Fri, 29 Sep 06 06:29 AM

You could put a comma between long and cold -- a long, cold drink.

In #1, you set off the non-restrictive clauses perfectly. But what's a quirrel?

  
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Saiing  #273886  Fri, 29 Sep 06 06:45 AM
1. Contains a non-defining relative clause ("which I found in the study"), so the commas are necessary.
2. Because "freshly squeezed" is a compound adjective (where the left element further modifies the right element) it certainly helps the clarity and readability of the sentence to use a comma.

WARNING: There is a certain amount of disagreement amongst grammarians, about whether or not '-ly + past participle' is technically a compound adjective or not.  Depending on which book you read, you might get a different answer.
  
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