relative clause
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[change] Noun
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Singular |
- (countable) A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause; it usually modifies a noun.
- In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.
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| Grammar (edit) | |
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| parts of speech | noun - verb - adjective - adverb - determiner - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection |
| grammatical functions | subject - predicate - object - complement - modifier - adjunct - determiner |
| clauses | independent clause - dependent clause - subordinate clause - relative clause |
