relative clause

Noun

Meaning

a clause introduced by a relative pronoun

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

adjective clause dependent clause subordinate clause nonrestrictive clause adverbial clause restrictive clause noun clause conditional clause time clause relevant clause similar clause proportional article reason clause reasonable clause appositive clause

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Hypernyms

clause

Examples

`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill' Source: Internet

Here that is the determiner, rather attractive and young are adjectival pre-modifiers, college is a noun adjunct, student is the noun serving as the head of the phrase, and to whom you were talking is a post-modifier (a relative clause in this case). Source: Internet

Hence, if a neuter relative pronoun is used, the relative clause refers to "bed", and if a masculine pronoun is used, the relative clause refers to "garden". Source: Internet

If the person in the main clause is different from that in the relative clause then this is indicated by with the person in the genitive and the verb is unmarked for person. Source: Internet

If the person performing the action of the verb is the same as the person in the equivalent relative clause, then the verb uses the appropriate personal possessive suffix on the verb for the person. Source: Internet

In the English phrase "a flowerbed in the garden which I maintain" only context tells us whether the relative clause (which I maintain) refers to the whole garden or just the flowerbed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

relative atomic mass relative by blood relative by marriage relative complement relative dating relative density