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Whilst writing my dissertation I wrote the following line: 'Many of the features which Kotlin has that Java does not come at the cost of strange, seemingly erroneous drawbacks to, in particular, understanding the program.'

I'm tempted to insert a comma after 'does not' because a part of me is tempted to read that part of the sentence as 'does not come'; and had I not read that sentence several times already and been aware of its true meaning perhaps I would read it as such. How did you read it the first time round?

In essence: for the sake of readability can a comma be inserted after a defining relative clause when that clause ends in negation and is immediately followed by a verb? Yes this separates the subject from the verb: however the alternative is a sentence that on first reading might be misread.

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  I don’t think you can have a comma. The convention to have no commas for defining relatives is stronger than avoiding potential garden paths. But when I read the sentence I was indeed confused at first. It’s not very elegant. Rewrite? E.g. “features which are possessed by Kotlin but not by Java come” or something like that?
  
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  Thank you @RichardZ for your suggestion. Even when just saying it aloud my initial wording seems a bit awkward; though using the passive voice in the clause makes the sentence too much of a mouthful. Perhaps the sentence as a whole is just too wordy. As it happens I'm just going to exclude the sentence altogether.
  
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  @RichardZ and Marc- I think you are confused about where the defining relative really is. Try this: Many of the features that Kotlin has, which Java does not, come ... (you could also omit the pronoun before Java and replace it with 'but')
  
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Whilst writing my dissertation I wrote the following line: 'Many of the features which Kotlin has that Java does not come at the cost of strange, seemingly erroneous drawbacks to, in particular, understanding the program.'

I'm tempted to insert a comma after 'does not' because a part of me is tempted to read that part of the sentence as 'does not come'; and had I not read that sentence several times already and been aware of its true meaning perhaps I would read it as such. How did you read it the first time round?

In essence: for the sake of readability can a comma be inserted after a defining relative clause when that clause ends in negation and is immediately followed by a verb? Yes this separates the subject from the verb: however the alternative is a sentence that on first reading might be misread.

verbs commas negation relative-clauses subjects

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asked 2 hours ago

MarcMarc

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Marc is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I don’t think you can have a comma. The convention to have no commas for defining relatives is stronger than avoiding potential garden paths. But when I read the sentence I was indeed confused at first. It’s not very elegant. Rewrite? E.g. “features which are possessed by Kotlin but not by Java come” or something like that?
  
  – Richard Z
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you @RichardZ for your suggestion. Even when just saying it aloud my initial wording seems a bit awkward; though using the passive voice in the clause makes the sentence too much of a mouthful. Perhaps the sentence as a whole is just too wordy. As it happens I'm just going to exclude the sentence altogether.
  
  – Marc
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @RichardZ and Marc- I think you are confused about where the defining relative really is. Try this: Many of the features that Kotlin has, which Java does not, come ... (you could also omit the pronoun before Java and replace it with 'but')
  
  – AmI
  27 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Whilst writing my dissertation I wrote the following line: 'Many of the features which Kotlin has that Java does not come at the cost of strange, seemingly erroneous drawbacks to, in particular, understanding the program.'

I'm tempted to insert a comma after 'does not' because a part of me is tempted to read that part of the sentence as 'does not come'; and had I not read that sentence several times already and been aware of its true meaning perhaps I would read it as such. How did you read it the first time round?

In essence: for the sake of readability can a comma be inserted after a defining relative clause when that clause ends in negation and is immediately followed by a verb? Yes this separates the subject from the verb: however the alternative is a sentence that on first reading might be misread.

verbs commas negation relative-clauses subjects

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