Comma before that
It's a device you put in your house, that measures the temperature in your house.
Is it ok if I put a comma before that to tell the readers that that refers to device instead of house?
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oceanbluesky It's a device you put in your house, that measures the temperature in your house. Is it ok if I put a comma before that to tell the readers that that refers to device instead of house? No, it's not OK.
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oceanblueskyIt's a device you put in your house, that measures the temperature in your house.
Is it ok if I put a comma before that to tell the readers that that refers to device instead of house?
No, it's not OK. We never put a comma before 'that' when it introduces a relative clause.
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