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supplementary relative clauses

supplementary relative clauses is the plural of supplementary relative clause.

Meaning of supplementary 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

Questions about supplementary relative clauses

What is supplementary relative clauses the plural of?
Supplementary relative clauses is the plural of supplementary relative clause.

Words near supplementary relative clauses in the dictionary

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

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