Using Adjective Clauses
(#9):
Types of Adjective Clauses
Restrictive / Nonrestrictive
Clauses (#2)
There are two important things
to remember
about
restrictive and non-restrictive adjective clauses: their
punctuation and the relative pronouns that they
use.
In
today's Hint, we'll take a look at punctuation
and
relative pronouns used in
non-restrictive
clauses.
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Non-Restrictive
Clauses:
Punctuation
Because non-restrictive adjective
clauses give
extra
information, we "set them apart" from the main
sentence by using commas:
Jim Petersen, who(m)
Judy met at Ken's
party,
called
her last
night.
Last night Judy got a call
from Jim Peterson,
who(m) she met at Ken's party.
Your mother, who called
yesterday, called again
this
afternoon.
This afternoon you had a call
from your
mother,
who also
called yesterday.
Hamburgers, which are
actually made from
beef,
are popular
in the U.S.A.
One popular food in the U.S.A.
is
hamburgers,
which
are actually made from beef.
Saguaros, which are
tall
cacti with "arms,"
are common
in Arizona.
Among the common cacti in
Arizona are
saguaros,
which are
tall and have "arms."
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Special Note:
Do not
use commas in restrictive adjective clauses:
wrong:
*The person,
who(m) Judy met at Ken's party,
called
her last
night.
wrong:
*This afternoon
you got a call from a woman,
who also called
you yesterday.
wrong:
*The cacti,
which are tall and have "arms,"
are common
in
Arizona.
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Non-Restrictive
Clauses:
Pronouns
Most relative pronouns can
be used in
both
restrictive and non-restrictive adjective
clauses,
but
one cannot:
used in both restrictive
and
non-restrictive
clauses:
who,
whom, which,
whose
used only in restrictive clauses: that
Examples:
wrong:
*Jim Petersen,
that Judy met at Ken's party,
called her
last night.
right:
Jim Petersen, who(m)
Judy met at Ken's party,
called her
last night.
wrong:
*This afternoon
you had a call from your mother,
that also
called
yesterday.
right:
This afternoon you had a call from
your mother,
who
also called yesterday.
wrong:
*Hamburgers,
that are actually made from beef,
are popular
in the U.S.A.
right:
Hamburgers, which are actually
made
from
beef,
are
popular in the
U.S.A.
wrong:
*Among
the common cacti in
Arizona are
saguaros,
that are tall
and have "arms."
right:
Among the common cacti in Arizona
are
saguaros,
which
are tall and have "arms."
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