Understanding Relative Clauses
www.hunter.cuny.edu › Understanding-Relative-ClausesA restrictive relative clause defines or limits the meaning of the word it modifies, which makes it essential to the meaning of the sentence. Restrictive relative clauses are not set off by commas. Women who work are happier than women who don’t work. In the above sentence, the relative clauses “who work” and “who don’t work” are used to make