Question

1. A few years later, she even made an organization, Empower Orphans, which sends food, clothes, books, and many other things to orphans.

2. A few years later, she even made an organization, Empower Orphans, and it sends food, clothes, books, and many other things to orphans.
[Does #1 mean #2? Can we change
'which' into 'and it'?]

3. A few years later, she even made an organization, Empower Orphans which sends food, clothes, books, and many other things to orphans.
[In this sentence, ',' is deleted before 'which'. What is the difference between #1 and #3 because of the 'comma' before 'which'?]

Answer 1

1. A few years later, she even <b>founded</b> an organization, Empower Orphans, which sends food, clothes, books, and many other things to orphans.

2. A few years later, she even <b>founded</b> an organization, Empower Orphans, and it sends food, clothes, books, and many other things to orphans.
[Does #1 mean #2? Can we change
'which' into 'and it'?] <b>They mean the same thing, yes, but #2 is wordy. #1 is the better sentence. Note that "made" is not the correct verb for this idea. She founded ... she formed ... she created ... <~~those are better verbs than "made"</b>

3. A few years later, she even <b>founded</b> an organization, Empower Orphans which sends food, clothes, books, and many other things to orphans.
[In this sentence, ',' is deleted before 'which'. What is the difference between #1 and #3 because of the 'comma' before 'which'?] <b>The comma is needed because <i>Empower Orphans</i> is an appositive for the word <i>organization</i>, and an appositive needs a comma before AND AFTER it.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm
Scroll down to read about proper punctuation.</b>