Relative Clause (definition)

A relative clause is a clause that modifies a noun. For example, the bold phased strings in the following sentences are clauses that modify the italicized noun. They are often introduced with a wh-word or a complementizer, although these can be omitted.

• the man who I saw last week
• the book that I left on the table

See Also

• Clause (definition)
• Noun Phrases
• Relative Clauses
• Wh Questions
• Relative Future (definition)

External Links

• http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/2004/u6/relativeclauses.htm
• http://www.uhv.edu/ac/grammar/pdf/relativeclauses.pdf

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_clause

References

• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.