Relative Clause Flashcard

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Can a relative clause stand on its own as a grammatically complete idea?

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No.

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What should a writer, reader, and editor do when encountering sentences with relative clauses?

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Puzzle out and separate the sentence into its components.

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What is a relative clause?

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A type of dependent clause.

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What is the role of the relative clause in a sentence?

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To provide additional information.

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Which of the following is a relative pronoun?

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Who.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is the function of a relative pronoun in a relative clause?

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To connect the clause to a noun or pronoun.

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Can relative clauses modify nouns?

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Yes, they provide additional information about nouns.

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What are some common relative pronouns?

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Who, whom, whose, which, that.