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relative clause
noun
a subordinate clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, especially such a clause modifying an antecedent, as who saw you in He's the man who saw you or (that ) I wrote in Here's the letter (that ) I wrote.
Example Sentences
The sentence would still be able to stand without the relative clause.
Roth wrote about the joys of both “phonetic seduction” and “a finely calibrated relative clause.”
They created a short online grammar quiz called Which English? that tested noun–verb agreement, pronouns, prepositions and relative clauses, among other linguistic elements.
It is used in questions and relative clauses, which are rarer and more complex than “he saw him” type sentences.
The same rule creates relative clauses that begin with a preposition and a wh-word such as the better with which to see you or It’s you of whom she’s thinking.
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