Learn English – “Non-restrictive appositive” vs. “non-defining relative clause”

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Could you please kindly provide some explanation as to why the second option (B) is the only correct answer to the following question? And why is it not the case that both A and B could be correct depending on whether a non-restrictive appositive (B) or a non-defining relative clause (A) is used?

Recently, severe management problems have afflicted Coca-Cola, ____.

A. which is a large multinational corporation

B. a large multinational corporation

C. there is a large multinational corporation

D. a large multinational corporation is it

Your insights, recommendations, and corrections are much appreciated.

Best Answer

I assume your teacher feels that A is incorrect due to the comma in the sentence, e.g. he is thinks that

... Coca-Cola which is a large...

is correct and therefore

... Coca-Cola, which is a large...

incorrect?

See more here Is it appropriate to put a comma before "which"?

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