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Relative Clause

Relative Clause. Because everyone knows there’s no S anity C lause. Relative Clause. Also called an adjective or adjectival clause Is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought. Will meet three requirements: i t will contain a subject and a verb

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Relative Clause

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  1. Relative Clause Because everyone knows there’s no Sanity Clause

  2. Relative Clause • Also called an adjective or adjectival clause • Is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought. • Will meet three requirements: • it will contain a subject and a verb • it will begin with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that) OR a relative adverb (when, where, why) • It will function as an adjective answering the questions • What kind? • How many? • Which one?

  3. Examples • To calm his angry girlfriend, Joey offered an apology which Francine did not accept. • We tried our luck at the same flea-market where George found Amazing Spiderman #96 in fair condition. • Michelle screamed when she saw the spider that dangled from the one clean bathroom towel. • Brian said goodnight to his roommate Justin, who continued to play video games until his eyes melted.

  4. But, wait! • Punctuating a relative clause: • ESSENTIAL clauses do NOT require commas. The information is essential to the understanding of the sentence. • NONESSENTIAL clauses DO require commas. The information contained therein acts like an appositive and adds information to the sentence, but would not be required for that sentence to present a complete thought.

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