Clause reduction 2 | Grammar Quizzes
www.grammar-quizzes.com › clauses-11REDUCED MODIFYING CLAUSE. Below, the modifying clause is less wordy. The relative pronoun— that, which, or who —is omitted, and the verb, an active form ( sits, is sitting, sat, has sat, has been sitting) is changed to the present participle form (-ing). The modifier with a full (finite) clause is changed to a modifier with a reduced (nonfinite) clause.
Clause reduction 2 | Grammar Quizzes
https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-11.htmlModifying Clause vs. Reduced Clause MODIFYING CLAUSE Modifying ( relative) clauses add information about a noun (N) or noun phrase (NP). Some clauses clearly identify the noun to a specific one ( restrictive ), and other modifying clauses add extra, "nice to know" information ( nonrestrictive ). Though informative, the clauses are often wordy.
Clause Reduction 1 | Grammar Quizzes
www.grammar-quizzes.com › clauses-10REDUCED CLAUSE; Lost tense information may occur when the time frame in the relative clause differs from that in the main clause. Lost pronoun reference may be problematic when the non-identifying clause is placed at the end of the clause—the clause may refer to the closest noun (as expected) or it may refer to the entire clause before it. The reduced clause may sound tacked on, unrelated or misplaced.