Commas to set off nonrestrictive information

 

There's a big difference between "the man who stole my purse ran away" and "the man, who stole my purse, ran away." The difference is that those commas indicate nonrestrictive information — stuff that isn't crucial to understanding the noun "man." Here's more.

 

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