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A relative clause is a phrase that adds information to a sentence. All relative clauses describe
a noun, and they begin with one of these relative pronouns (who, which, that, etc)
EXAMPLE:
Yesterday I met a man. He works in the circus.
Yesterday I met a man who works in the circus.
In the first case, it’s possible that we have two types of bananas in the house:
…and that only the first bananas are rotten, but the second bananas are not rotten.
In the second case, all the bananas in the house were bought on Monday, and they are all
rotten.
Again, to decide if a clause is defining or non-defining, try removing it from the sentence:
The new Stephen King book, which I borrowed from the library, is very good.
Without clause: The new Stephen King book is very good.
(sentence is complete. The “library” part was only an extra detail)
Practices.
Complete the following sentences using relative pronoun who, which or that!
1. He has climbed Mount McKinley, _______ is the highest mountain in the United States.