That she is

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The sweet and strong girl that she is, Janhvi, on her birthday, visited an old age home to celebrate it with the children and oldies. We got our hands on a photo, where an emotional Janhvi is seen closing her eyes before cutting her birthday cakes
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Is "that she is" a noun clause with "that" as a relative pronoun functioning as an adjective describing the noun "girl"?

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

It is an adjective clause describing "girl."

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JigneshbharatiIs "that she is" a noun clause with "that" as a relative pronoun functioning as an adjective describing the noun "girl"?

The sweet and strong [girl that she is ___] ...

The underlined element is a relative clause modifying "girl".

Despite what some grammar books tell us, "that" is not a relative pronoun, but a subordinator functioning as 'marker'.

There is no relative pronoun here, but the '___' notation (called 'gap') indicates the covert presence of the relativised element which functions as predicative complement in the relative clause.

That she is

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