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Yellowstarstruck Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Reduced Relative Clause

Are the below correct? Is number 2 called a "Reduced Relative Clause"? Thanks, Fulvio
1. My friends who are playing tennis over there will come to the party.
2. My friends playing tennis over there will come to the party.

Is Number 4 called a "Reduced Relative Clause"?
3. The boy who is flying is "Harry Potter".
4. The boy flying is "Harry Potter".
  

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yellowstarstruck 2. My friends playing tennis over there will come to the party. 4.

  • yellowstarstruck 2.
  • My friends playing tennis over there will come to the party.
  • 4.
  • The boy flying is "Harry Potter".
  • You can think of the words I have underlined as reduced relative clauses if you wish.
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yellowstarstruck2. My friends playing tennis over there will come to the party. 4. The boy flying is "Harry Potter".
You can think of the words I have underlined as reduced relative clauses if you wish. I think of them as participle clauses/phrases.

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