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A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause, one of whose arguments shares a referent with a main clause element on which the subordinate clause is grammatically dependent. Typically, a relative clause modifies a noun or noun phrase, and uses some grammatical device to indicate that one of the arguments within the relative clause has the sam...
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a clause which qualifies or restricts the meaning of the noun in a noun phrase . It may be introduced by words such as who, which and that in English: the man who I saw this morning , the woman (that) I sent the letter to .
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A kind of clause (a group of words built around a subject and verb) that is a variety of adjectival clause. Relative clauses are used to give extra detail about the subject or object noun of a main clause in a sentence. e.g. A main clause might be, “The butcher sold me some sausages.' and a relative clause could be, ' who works in Tesco's' . ...
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n] - a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
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A relative clause is one that defines or gives information about somebody or something. Relative clauses typically begin with relative pronouns (who/whom/whose/which/that): Do you know the people who live in the house on the corner? (defines 'the people') The biscuits (that) Tom bought this morning have all gone. (defines 'the biscuits') Our hotel...
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noun 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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