can someone check what's wrong with this sentence?thank you!

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Blue_eyes

#469551 Mon, 28 Jan 08 02:04 AM

The Amish take special pride in their barns, which are also meeting places or church services.

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#469561 Mon, 28 Jan 08 02:29 AM

Blue_eyes wrote:
The Amish take special pride in their barns, which are also meeting places for church services.

Surely you didn't mean just the typo?

Which applies to the barns, so although I don't know that it's factually accurate, grammatically is seems okay.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Blue_eyes

#469625 Mon, 28 Jan 08 06:33 AM

I think it 's okie too, but my teacher crossed out the comma ...Can you explain why did she do that?

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#469739 Mon, 28 Jan 08 01:27 PM

I disagree with her "correction." The "which" phrase that follows adds additional information and is non-restrictive. You will have to ask her.

(You may be interested to know that I live only a few miles from "Amish country" here in the U.S.)