Relative Clauses

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Objectives ● ● ● Distinguish between subordinate and relative dependent clauses Identify whether a dependent clause id functioning as an adverbial or adjectival modifiers Recognize a relative clause as either restrictive or nonrestrictive
Function of a <strong>Relative</strong> Pronoun ● The repeated noun phrase (the one that becomes a relative pronoun) can be – a subject ● It is easier to push today's manual lawn mowers, which usually weigh 20 pounds less than earlier models. – an object ● The government cannot prohibit the expression of ideas that it finds offensive. – a determiner (a possessive noun) ● The election victory went to Markley, whose quiet manner pleased the voters (Markley's quite manner) – an object of the preposition ● ● The committee asked him many questions to which he had no answer. The committee asked him many questions which he had no answer to.
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