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Relative clause

noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A subordinate clause that modifies a noun.

"In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog."

Synonyms

adjectival clause adjective clause dependent clause subclause adverbial clause adjectival pronoun subpredicate member predicate noun relative pronoun resumptive pronoun possessive pronoun

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