relative clause

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English

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Examples
  • I caught the dog that bit you. (relative clause 'that bit you' modifies the noun 'dog')
  • She came to visit, which was nice. (relative clause 'which was nice' gives information about the statement 'She came to visit')
  • An old clock I bought turned out to be very valuable. (relative pronoun omitted)

Noun

relative clause (plural relative clauses)

  1. (grammar) A subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes whole statement; in English, may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.
    Synonyms: adjective clause, adjectival clause, attributive clause
    Hypernyms: subordinate clause, < clause
    Hyponyms: integrated relative clause, restrictive relative clause, defining relative clause; supplementary relative clause, non-restrictive relative clause, non-defining relative clause

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