a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence John, who visits frequently, is ill'"
A relative clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun. For example, the noun phrase the man who wasn't there contains the noun man, which is modified by the relative clause who wasn't there
a clause which qualifies or restricts the meaning of the noun in a noun phrase. It may be introduced by Words such as who, which and that in
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