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Sentences with RELATIVE-CLAUSE

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Sentences

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"A relative clause is a type of subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun in the main clause."
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"The relative clause, which begins with a relative pronoun or adverb, provides additional information about the noun."
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"In the sentence 'The book that I borrowed is interesting,' the relative clause 'that I borrowed' modifies the noun 'book'."
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"A defining relative clause is necessary to identify the noun it modifies, such as 'The car that I bought is red.'"
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"Non-defining relative clauses, on the other hand, provide extra information but are not essential to identify the noun, as in 'My sister, who lives in Paris, is a fashion designer.'"
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"The relative clause usually comes immediately after the noun it modifies, but it can also be placed before the noun, like 'The man who bought the ticket is my friend.'"
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"A relative clause can be reduced to a participle phrase, such as changing 'The girl who is singing' to 'The girl singing'."
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"In some languages, relative clauses have different word orders compared to English."
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"Learning how to use relative clauses correctly is important for effective writing and communication."
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