relative clause

NOUN
  1. a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
    `who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'
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How To Use relative clause In A Sentence

  • An operator (like always) within a relative clause does not like to take wider scope than operators outside the relative.
  • If it were about any subject other than the “On Language” column, the press release would be unremarkable for failing to use a comma in its second sentence before the nonrestrictive relative clause “who was the founding and regular columnist until his death last fall.” The Volokh Conspiracy » From Language Log to the New York Times Magazine
  • The case of the pronoun is then determined by the role that it plays in the relative clause. Times, Sunday Times
  • Each experimental group was given instruction on the formation of only one type of relative clause.
  • An example is the supposed difference between that and which in a relative clause. Times, Sunday Times
  • The relative pronoun here is the subject of the relative clause. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.
  • Which part of the following sentence is a relative clause? The Sun
  • The reason is that the pronoun is introducing a relative clause. Times, Sunday Times
  • The pronoun is the subject of the relative clause. Times, Sunday Times
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