Does a comma go before who?

Question

This is a 38-year-old female with a past medical history of cancer as well as migraine, who presents today for annual examination.

Answer 1

"Who" is a relative pronoun, and its antecedent is "female." The relative clause beginning with "who" gives additional information about "female" and therefore requires a comma.

The sentence is correct.

Answer 2

The who is unnecessary and would be considered a comma splice in this instance. Also, as well interrupts the flow of the sentence and could be replaced with and.

 

If these changes were made, the sentence would read the following:

 

This is a 38 year old female with a past medical history of cancer and migraine who presents today for annual examination.

 

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Answer 3

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