Restrictive and Non-Restrictive clauses - created from Mind Map

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restrictive clauses

Non-restrictive clauses

who / whom

that/which

where

when

why

restrictive clauses give essential information in a sentence

example

begins with a relative pronoun

he is the man

he broken the world record in running

he is the man who broke the world record in runnin

giive extra information not essential to the meaning of the sentece)

example

the clause is separated from the sentence with commas

Maria, who is still on the ferry, will arrive before 4 o'clock

people

things or animals

place

time

reason