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单词 relative clause
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relative clausenoun [ C ]

uk/ˌrel.ə.tɪv ˈklɔːz/us/ˌrel.ə.t̬ɪv ˈklɑːz/specialized

part of a sentence that cannot exist independently and describes a noun that comes before it in the main part of the sentence:

In the sentence "The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat", "who I met" is a relative clause.

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  • In the sentence 'The restaurant that we went to has closed', 'that we went to' is a relative clause.
  • In the sentence 'The man that Diana was speaking to was my ex-boss', the phrase 'that Diane was speaking to' is a relative clause.

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relative clausenoun [ C ]

us/ˈrel·ə·t̬ɪv ˈklɔz/

grammar a clause in a sentence that cannot exist independently, begins with a relative pronoun, and describes a noun that comes before it:

In the sentence "The movie that we saw was very good," "that we saw" is a relative clause.
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