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Bashyboy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Placement of A Relative Clause

Hello everyone,

I understand that a relative clause functions as an adjective. So, would the placement of the relative clause be whatever the placement of an adjective is?

Also, whenever I see a relative pronoun in a sentence (such as "that," "which," etc.), will this imply that it is part of a relative clause? Or is it possible to have a relative pronoun in a sentence and no relative clause?
  

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You have supplied no examples, just theoretical questions. I'll follow suit. Bashyboy So, would the placement of the relative clause be whatever the placement of an adjective is?

— Cool Breeze

  • You have supplied no examples, just theoretical questions.
  • I'll follow suit.
  • Bashyboy So, would the placement of the relative clause be whatever the placement of an adjective is?
  • No.
  • Bashyboy Or is it possible to have a relative pronoun in a sentence and no relative clause?
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You have supplied no examples, just theoretical questions. I'll follow suit.
BashyboySo, would the placement of the relative clause be whatever the placement of an adjective is?
No.
BashyboyOr is it possible to have a relative pronoun in a sentence and no relative clause?
Yes.

CB
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Cool BreezeNo.
So, win general, what would the placement be? Perhaps you could provide some examples as I have none in mind.
Cool BreezeYes.
Again, would you mind providing some examples?
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He is a happy man cannot be rendered as He is a who is happy man.
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Bashyboywould the placement of the relative clause be whatever the placement of an adjective is?
Generally speaking, adjectives go before the noun; relative clauses go after the noun they modify.

the attractive woman who played the violin

You can't reverse this and say

the who played the violin woman
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