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Anonymous  +  814206 Fri, 10 Jul 09 07:55 PM
Hey guys,

 

I am having some trouble with three sentences. I am not sure if I have to use commas in front of which in the following sentences:

 

I also doubt that many consumers even know which special products or companies have received an industrial design award.
Their sample was limited to only Dutch manufacturers which did not allow them to control their findings for companies all over the world.
This could lead to a better company performance which is significantly attributable to marketing intensity and not significantly to industrial design intensity.

 

Maybe someone can help me?

Yankee  +  814224 Fri, 10 Jul 09 08:43 PM
Hi Anon


I also doubt that many consumers even know which special products or companies have received an industrial design award.  No comma. The word "which" introduces a clause that basically  functions as the direct object of the verb "know".


Their sample was limited to only Dutch manufacturers, which did not allow them to control their findings for companies all over the world. Yes, you need a comma after the word "manufacturers". The word "which" begins a non-defining/nonrestrictive relative clause.


This could lead to a better company performance, one which is significantly attributable to marketing intensity and not significantly to industrial design intensity.  I don't like this sentence very much, but I suppose a quick way to improve it would be to add a comma and the word "one".

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