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Exercise: Commas and relative clauses

Select which sentence best matches the intended meaning that has been supplied. The difference between the two sentence choices is the presence of commas around the relative clause.

Intended meaning of the sentence: only those truck drivers protesting against excessive petrol prices blocked entrances to petroleum supply depots.

Truck drivers who were protesting against excessive petrol prices blocked the entrances to petroleum supply depots across the country.
Truck drivers, who were protesting against excessive petrol prices, blocked the entrances to the petroleum supply depots across the country.

 


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