Read this sentence: "I have a sister who lives in Paris, and another who lives in Tokyo."
Now read this sentence, written without commas: "My sister who lives in Paris is a doctor." What does the second sentence imply?

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A I have only one sister.
B I have more than one sister.
C I don't have any sisters.
D The sentence is grammatically incomplete.

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Answer: B. I have more than one sister.

Answer: B) I have more than one sister.
Explanation: Without commas, "who lives in Paris" is a defining clause: it is needed to identify which sister is meant, so there must be more than one. If the speaker had only one sister, the clause would be set off by commas.

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Read this sentence: "I have a sister who lives in Paris, and another who lives in Tokyo." Now read this sentence, written without commas: "My sister who lives in Paris is a doctor." What does the second sentence imply?

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