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restrictive relative clause

restrictive relative clause noun: a relative clause that provides information essential to describing or identifying the person or thing that is meant.

Noun

restrictive relative clause (plural restrictive relative clauses)

  1. A relative clause that provides information essential to describing or identifying the person or thing that is meant.

Synonyms of restrictive relative clause

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Forms of restrictive relative clause

pluralrestrictive relative clauses

Questions about restrictive relative clause

What does restrictive relative clause mean?
Restrictive relative clause means a relative clause that provides information essential to describing or identifying the person or thing that is meant.
What part of speech is restrictive relative clause?
Restrictive relative clause is a noun.
What is the plural of restrictive relative clause?
The plural of restrictive relative clause is restrictive relative clauses.

Words near restrictive relative clause in the dictionary

  1. restrictive covenant
  2. restrictive covenants
  3. restrictive practice
  4. restrictive practices
  5. restrictive programming
  6. restrictive relative clause
  7. restrictive relative clauses
  8. restrictively
  9. restrictiveness
  10. restrictives
  11. restrictivism

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