Defining and non-defining adjective clauses
www.englishgrammar.org › defining-nondefiningMay 05, 2012 · An adjective clause may be defining or non-defining. A defining adjective clause clearly identifies its antecedent whereas a non-defining adjective clause merely gives some information. In writing, non-defining adjective clauses are always separated by commas. Examples of defining relative clauses are: There are the keys that you were looking for.
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continuingstudies.uvic.ca › elc › studyzonewhich is located north of the USA. The clause describes “Canada”. It gives us extra information about Canada. William Shakespeare, who lived over four hundred years ago, wrote the most famous plays in the English language. who lived over four hundred years ago. The clause describes “William Shakespeare”, and gives us extra information about him. Please notice how the non-defining adjective clause gives extra information about the noun it describes.