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Relative Clauses
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- 1Relative clauses are non-essential parts of a sentence. They may add meaning, but if they are removed, the sentence will still function grammatically. There are two broad types of relative clauses in English. It is important to distinguish between them because it affects the choice of pronoun used to introduce the clause.DEFINING CLAUSES
Tells us which specific person or thing we are talking about in a larger group of people or things. If a defining relative clause is removed, the meaning of the sentence changes significantly.
NON-DEFINING CLAUSES
Gives us more information about the person or thing we are talking about. If a non-defining relative clause is removed from a sentence, we lose some detail, but the overall meaning of the sentence remains the same.
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- Flashcards on Relative Clauses, created by JOSE RAMIREZ on 31/08/2018.
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