relative clause
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Relative clause — Relative Rel a*tive (r?l ? t?v), a. [F. relatif, L. relativus. See {Relate}.] 1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject. [1913 Webster] I ll have grounds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relative clause — relative clauses N COUNT In grammar, a relative clause is a subordinate clause which specifies or gives information about a person or thing. Relative clauses come after a noun or pronoun and, in English, often begin with a relative pronoun such… … English dictionary
relative clause — noun count LINGUISTICS a CLAUSE joined to a previous one by words such as who, which, or that. Relative clauses give extra information about a person or thing in a sentence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relative clause — n technical a part of a sentence that has a verb in it, and is joined to the rest of the sentence by who , which , where etc, for example the phrase who lives next door in the sentence The man who lives next door is a doctor … Dictionary of contemporary English
Relative clause — A relative clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun. For example, the noun phrase the man who wasn t there contains the noun man , which is modified by the relative clause who wasn t there . In many languages, relative clauses are… … Wikipedia
relative clause — noun a clause introduced by a relative pronoun who visits frequently is a relative clause in the sentence John, who visits frequently, is ill • Hypernyms: ↑clause * * * noun 1. : an adjective clause introduced by a relative pronoun expressed or… … Useful english dictionary
relative clause — a subordinate clause introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, esp. 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 … Universalium
relative clause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms relative clause : singular relative clause plural relative clauses linguistics a clause joined to a previous one by words such as who , which , or that . Relative clauses give extra information about a person… … English dictionary
relative clause — rel′ative clause′ n. gram. a subordinate clause that is introduced by a relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb, either expressed or deleted, and modifies an antecedent, as who saw you in That s the woman who saw you or (that) I wrote in Here s… … From formal English to slang
relative clause — dependent clause, clause that modifies a word in the main clause (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
