Where can I use a comma after using “that” or which”?
Let’s say I’m describing what some person is currently doing and I say:
He is reading articles which he is summarizing in his blog.
Was your usage of “which” correct? Why not?
Why does it need a comma before a three letter word? Do I just need “that” instead?
My question below appears in the progressive verb order (she is reading the articles he is reading in his blog) and I will use it to show that he is reading several articles. I mean something else altogether,
like the order of the article in his blog instead of being a summary of it. Also, I am not describing a habit, nor something in the future, but what is happening now.
Despite your comment that you don’t want to reword the sentence, I think you have to. ‘What’ correct… Or I need ‘that’ instead? If
I wanted to see more detail on the particulars of your remarks, I would say that neither “that” nor “which” is appropriate.
Using “that” or “which” suggests that you are qualifiing (defining or describing) the articles, but you want – so that the emphasis doesn’t lie on the articles, but on what he is currently doing. What is he currently doing and why then?
He is reading articles to summarise them in his blog.
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This sentence sounds like it’s intended to be spoken in English.
The use of progressive might sound unnatural. What is the idea of using simple words?
He is reading articles which he summarizes in his blog. (I prefer that) He’s
reading articles, (that or which) he’ll summarize in his blog. (He’s reading his blog). This version is better
if you are only talking about that action in isolation.
Your relative clause is not-defining, so it requires a comma.
What is the meaning of your alternative version? The articles that he summarizes do now appear in his blog that the relative clause has become a defining relative clause.
I agree with you. Your sentence sounds like it’s awkward and unnatural even with my suggested correction and would only sound okay in a
context. Please reconsider.
