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restrictive and non restrictive clause
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napster
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restrictive and non restrictive clause
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HEY guys, I found this topic complicated "restrictive and non restrictive"
can someone explain me, PLEASE? |
9 Nov 2010
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franknbea
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Restrictive clauses limit the possible meaning of a preceding subject. Nonrestrictive clauses tell you something about a preceding subject, but they do not limit, or restrict, the meaning of that subject.
Example of Restrictive: The suspect in the lineup who has ginger hair committed the crime.
For this sentence to be a correct restrictive clause there must only be one man in the lineup who has ginger hair.
Example Nonrestrictive: The suspect in the lineup, who owns a blue car, committed the crime.
Although the nonrestrictive gioves more information about the suspect it doesn�t restrict us to just one choice as there may well be other men in the lineup with blue cars.
use �that� to introduce a restrictive clause and �which� to introduce a non restrictive clause.
I hope this helps clear it up for you |
9 Nov 2010
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sulekra
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It �s related to relative clauses, but I �ve generally found it referred
to as defining and non-defining.
A defining/restrictive relative clause specifies/defines the thing you
are talking about, while a non-defining/non-restrictive clause is
additional information which is between two commas.
eg.
The man who ordered pizza had crazy purple hair.
This specifies which man you are talking about, as their are other
people (such as the green haired man who ordered pasta).
The man, who ordered pizza, had crazy purple.
We are talking about one
man, and the fact that he ordered a pizza is extra information.
My sister who lives in london is a circus clown. - I �m specifying which sister (the one who lives in Tokyo is an army general, and the one who lives in Frankfurt is a submarine window cleaner
My sister, who lives in london, is a circus clown. - I either have one sister, or from the context we already know which sister we are talking about.
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