clause

[hanuman_2000]

Hello,

1. Sally is a committee member who finds it difficult to make decisions.

Here , we are defining the 'a committee member' not 'Sally'. In case, if it defines 'Sally', it would be a non-defing clause and must be separated by a comma.

2.Sally ,who finds it difficult to make decisions, is a committee member.

I would like to discuss a few cases such as, when a sentence has a subject(proper noun) and a complement linked with 'be' verb and it has to be linked with a clause like in (1).

Shall we put relative clause just after the proper noun (in that case , it would be a non-defining clause) or after the coplement?

Thanks.

[Alan]

Both of your alternative versions are correct as written.

Naturally, one will determine which to use depending on factors such as the main point of emphasis (in the second, you are emphasizing her status as a committee member).