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Aya Ibrahim Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Defining and non-defining
How can I differentiate between defining clause and non-defining clause ??
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do you know what it is or not
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A defining clause is necessary for the complete meaning of the sentence. A non-defining is not necessary for the complete meaning, it just gives extra information.
1) The man who wears a green T-shirt is my brother.
The clause in bold is a defining relative clause. Without it, the sentence "The man is my brother" doesn't make sense. (Which man?)
2) Alan
1) The man who wears a green T-shirt is my brother.
The clause in bold is a defining relative clause. Without it, the sentence "The man is my brother" doesn't make sense. (Which man?)
2) Alan
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I know but I can't make the different when I get the sentence and ordered to put comma to the non-defining clause
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1) The man who wears a green T-shirt is my brother. This is a strange example. It implies he wears it regularly and would be hard to put the sentence into context.
The man wearing a green T-shirt is my brother. This is more natural. You can imagine standing at a party and some girl asks you who is your brother or do you know anyone here. You reply with:
The man wearing a
The man wearing a green T-shirt is my brother. This is more natural. You can imagine standing at a party and some girl asks you who is your brother or do you know anyone here. You reply with:
The man wearing a
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Aya Ibrahimdefining clause and non-defining clauseAlso called "restrictive relative clause" and "non-restrictive relative clause".
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