A relative clause is a clause which describes the referent (antecedent), the head noun or pronoun.
Examples of relative clauses:
Relative pronouns are clue words for adjective clauses.
The 'introductory' pronoun is 'who', which introduces the relative clause 'who died for you'.Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses; they are: who, whom, whose, which, that.
Yes, it is. It is often used as an interrogative or as a relative pronoun to form clauses. It can also be an interjection.
Yes, relative pronouns do introduce noun clauses. The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.The word is called a relative pronoun when it introduces a relative clause by taking the place of the noun that the clause relates to. Example:The book, which I left in my locker, is overdue at the library.The word is an adjective when it's placed before the noun it describes. Example:I don't know which tie goes better with this suit.
The two types of relative clauses which modify an antecedent are:A defining (or restrictive) relative clause makes the antecedent specific.Example: The man who lives next door has a nice garden. (that specific man)A non-defining (or non-restrictive) relative clause gives additional information about the antecedent.Example: The colony was settled by people who were seeking a better life. (gives more information about the people)
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Relative pronouns are clue words for adjective clauses.
Defining relative clauses provide essential information that helps identify the noun being described, whereas non-defining relative clauses provide additional, non-essential information about the noun. Defining clauses are necessary for the sentence to convey its intended meaning, while non-defining clauses can be removed without affecting the main message.
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Relative pronouns
A noun clause containing a relative clause is a type of sentence structure where a relative clause, which provides additional information about a noun, functions as the subject or object of the sentence. For example, "The book that you lent me is excellent" has a noun clause "that you lent me" containing the relative clause "that you lent me."
The 'introductory' pronoun is 'who', which introduces the relative clause 'who died for you'.Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses; they are: who, whom, whose, which, that.
Yes, it is. It is often used as an interrogative or as a relative pronoun to form clauses. It can also be an interjection.
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The term "relative adjective" can refer to the "relative pronouns" that introduce adjective clauses. These are who/whom, whoever/whomever, whose, that, and which (and in some circumstances when, where, or what). For example, the adjective clause in "That is the car that I saw."
introduce subordinate clauses and refer back to the noun or pronoun that the clause modifies.