<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>) (grammar) A <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> that provides information essential to describing or identifying...
non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> (plural non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>) (grammar) A <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>, usually set off by a comma or commas, that provides...
<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>, defining <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>; supplementary <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>, non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>, non-defining <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>,...
defining <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> (plural defining <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>) (grammar) Synonym of <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>....
non-defining <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> (plural non-defining <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>) (grammar) Synonym of non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>....
integrated <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> (plural integrated <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>) (grammar) Synonym of <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>. 2024, Geoffrey K. Pullum, The Truth...
supplementary <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> (plural supplementary <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>) (grammar) Synonym of non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span>. 2024, Geoffrey K. Pullum, The...
high heels and <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> little femmy outfits. nonrestrictive <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> covenant <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> practice <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clause</span> confining; limiting...
differences between <span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> and non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictive</span> <span class="searchmatch">relative</span> <span class="searchmatch">clauses</span>: (1) in contrast with <span class="searchmatch">restrictives</span>, the wh-phrase in non-<span class="searchmatch">restrictives</span> cannot be ellipted;...