A relative clause can be used to give additional information about a noun. They are introduced by a relative pronoun like 'that', 'which', 'who', 'whose', 'where' and 'when'. For example: I won’t ...

An essential relative clause provides necessary, defining information about the noun. On the other hand, non‐ essential relative clauses provide additional, non‐necessary information about the noun.

Relative pronouns link (cf. relier) a main clause with a subordinate (relative) one. The relative clause generally qualifies or explains a noun in the main clause that is its referent or antecedent.

The man who lives next door is very friendly. In the above sentence, the relative clause who lives next door modifies the noun ‘man’. It gives more information about the subject and is essential to ...

For each pair of sentences below, think about ways of combining the two sentences into one new sentence containing a “restrictive relative clause.” Recall that a restrictive relative clause, which is ...

Clauses are a fascinating aspect of grammar that form the very foundation of how we construct sentences. Understanding clauses is not only a key academic skill but also a gateway to unlocking the full ...

1 Department of Second Language Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States 2 Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States ...

1 School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China 2 School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China ...

Relative clauses are bound clauses that modify NPs and occasionally CPs. The former are adjoined to NPs. A relative clause contains a WH-phrase which moves and is adjoined to CP: The student who likes ...