J Non-restrictive relative clauses are,in accordance with this rule,set off by commas. The audience,which had at first been indifferent,became more and more interested. Similar clauses introduced by where and when are similarly punctuated. In 1769,when Napoleon was born,Corsica had but re- cently been acquired by France. Nether Stowey,where Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,is a few miles from Bridgewater. In these sentences the clauses introduced by which,when,and where are non-restrictive; they do not limit the application of the words on which they depend,but add,paren- thetically,statements supplementing those in the principal clauses.Each sentence is a combination of two statments which might have been made independently. The audience was at first indifferent.Later it became more and more interested. Napoleon was born in 1769.At that time Corsica had but recently been acquired by France. Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner at Nether Stowey.Nether Stowey is only a few miles from Bridgewater. Restrictive relative clauses are not set off by commas. The candidate who best meets these requirements will ob- tain the place. In this sentence the relative clause restricts the application of the word candidate to a single person.Unlike those above,the sentence cannot be split into two independent statements The abbreviations etc.and jr:are always preceded by a comma,and except at the end of a sentence,followed by one.5 Non-restrictive relative clauses are, in accordance with this rule, set off by commas. The audience, which had at first been indifferent, became more and more interested. Similar clauses introduced by where and when are similarly punctuated. In 1769, when Napoleon was born, Corsica had but re￾cently been acquired by France. Nether Stowey, where Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is a few miles from Bridgewater. In these sentencesthe clausesintroduced by which, when, and where are non-restrictive; they do not limit the application of the words on which they depend, but add, paren￾thetically, statements supplementing those in the principal clauses. Each sentence is a combination of two statments which might have been made independently. The audience was at first indifferent. Later it became more and more interested. Napoleon was born in 1769. At that time Corsica had but recently been acquired by France. Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner at Nether Stowey. Nether Stowey is only a few miles from Bridgewater. Restrictive relative clauses are not set off by commas. The candidate who best meets these requirements will ob￾tain the place. In this sentence the relative clause restricts the application of the word candidate to a single person. Unlike those above, the sentence cannot be split into two independent statements. The abbreviations etc. and jr. are always preceded by a comma, and except at the end of a sentence, followed by one