Re: facts v. history; which and that

On 29/04/98, David Swarbrick <david[_at_]swarb.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I think it is the comma which does the trick.

Of course, just to muddy the waters, what's the difference between:

"The room had only one window, which overlooked the parking lot.", and
"The room had only one window. That overlooked the parking lot.", and
"The room had only one window, and that overlooked the parking lot."

or is that cheating?

Cheers,
Mike Lean
Copyright Officer
Queensland University of Technology.
<m.lean[_at_]qut.edu.au>

"The comma is a useful little animal. Treat it well and it will reward you with sentences which are easy to read and clearly understood. Neither ignore it nor overwork it. Do not callously divorce it from its mate when you use it parenthetically. And think twice (and then once again) before you use it after and or but, especially at the beginning of a sentence."
Mary-Jane Bosch Received on Fri May 01 1998 - 02:56:36 GMT