Defining and non-defining relative clauses

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• 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

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• who - whom — Who and whom are pronouns. ◊ asking for information You use who when you are asking about someone s identity. Who can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition. Who invited you? …   Useful english dictionary

• that — pronoun & determiner (plural those) 1》 used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker.     ↘referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker. 2》 referring to a specific thing previously mentioned or… …   English new terms dictionary

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• Restrictiveness — Restrictive clause redirects here. For the legal concept, see restrictive covenant. In semantics, a modifier is said to be restrictive (or defining) if it restricts the reference of its head. For example, in the red car is fancier than the blue… …   Wikipedia

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