Defining relative clauses: Sherlock who is smoking doesn’t wear a hat., no comma before the conjunction(who), the clause provides essential information, the clause cannot be removed, no pauses in speaking, Non-defining relative clauses: Sherlock, who doesn’t wear a hat, is smoking., comma before the conjunction(who), the clause provides extra information, the clause can be removed without affecting the whole sentence, pauses in speaking,

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