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• relative clauses — 1. A relative clause is a clause that is connected to a main clause by means of a relative pronoun such as who, which, whose, or that. In the preceding sentence, the part from that to the end is a relative clause with the word clause as its… …   Modern English usage

• Relative clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A relative clause is a subordinate clause which gives more information about someone or something mentioned in the main clause. The relative clause comes immediately after the noun which refers to the person or thing being talked about …   Useful english dictionary

• relative clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A relative clause is a subordinate clause which gives more information about someone or something mentioned in the main clause. The relative clause comes immediately after the noun which refers to the person or thing being talked about …   Useful english dictionary

• English relative clauses — This article is focused mainly on usage of English relative clauses. For theoretical background on the subject, see the main article on relative clauses. The relative pronouns in English include who , whom , whose , which , and that . (Note: Not… …   Wikipedia

• clauses — 1. A clause is a group of words normally containing a verb and its subject. A main clause makes sense by itself and can constitute an entire sentence, e.g. The train arrived at 6 o clock. Alternatively, a sentence can be made up of more than one… …   Modern English usage

• relative clause — relative clauses N COUNT In grammar, a relative clause is a subordinate clause which specifies or gives information about a person or thing. Relative clauses come after a noun or pronoun and, in English, often begin with a relative pronoun such… …   English dictionary

• relative clause — noun count LINGUISTICS a CLAUSE joined to a previous one by words such as who, which, or that. Relative clauses give extra information about a person or thing in a sentence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Relative clause — A relative clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun. For example, the noun phrase the man who wasn t there contains the noun man , which is modified by the relative clause who wasn t there . In many languages, relative clauses are… …   Wikipedia

• Relative pronoun — A relative pronoun is a pronoun that marks a relative clause within a larger sentence. It is called a relative pronoun because it relates to the word that it modifies.A relative pronoun links two clauses into a single complex clause. To this… …   Wikipedia

• relative clause — noun a clause introduced by a relative pronoun who visits frequently is a relative clause in the sentence John, who visits frequently, is ill • Hypernyms: ↑clause * * * noun 1. : an adjective clause introduced by a relative pronoun expressed or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A clause is a group of words containing a verb. A simple sentence has one clause. I waited. She married a young engineer. ◊ main clauses A compound sentence has two or more …   Useful english dictionary