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supplementary relative clause

supplementary relative clause noun: synonym of non-restrictive relative clause.

Noun

supplementary relative clause (plural supplementary relative clauses)

  1. Synonym of non-restrictive relative clause.
    • Supplementary relative clauses (which other books call “appositive relatives” or “non-restrictive relatives”) are optional parenthetical interruptions of sentences. They can always be left out without changing the main assertion (though the ancillary information they contribute will be gone). The...2024, Geoffrey K. Pullum, The Truth About English Grammar, Polity Press, →ISBN, page 112

Synonyms of supplementary relative clause

Forms of supplementary relative clause

pluralsupplementary relative clauses

Questions about supplementary relative clause

What does supplementary relative clause mean?
Supplementary relative clause means synonym of non-restrictive relative clause.
What part of speech is supplementary relative clause?
Supplementary relative clause is a noun.
What is the plural of supplementary relative clause?
The plural of supplementary relative clause is supplementary relative clauses.

Words near supplementary relative clause in the dictionary

  1. supplementary characters
  2. supplementary motor area
  3. supplementary motor areas
  4. supplementary plane
  5. supplementary planes
  6. supplementary relative clause
  7. supplementary relative clauses
  8. supplementation
  9. supplementational
  10. supplementations
  11. supplemented

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