L9. RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND NUMERALS

Question 1

What types of relative clauses according to function are there?

Answer 1

• Nominal
• Adjectival
• Sentential

Question 2

What is a nominal relative clause?

Answer 2

The subordinate relative clause has the function of a noun phrase. Vip: they have no antecedent
EX: I know *when the train will come. *

Question 3

What types of adjectival relative clauses are there?

Answer 3

• Defining
• non-defining
• implicit
• reduced

Question 4

Difference between defining and non defining clauses

Answer 4

Non defining relative clauses go in between commas and cannot use THAT.
EX: The girl who/that works at the library is twenty. / The girl, who works at the library, is twenty.

Type of adjectival relative clause.

Question 5

What are implicit relative clauses?

Answer 5

They are senteces in which the pronouns can be ommited. When they are not the subject of the relative clause.
EX: The guy who I was working with (Here, I is the subject, so the whocan be ommited) The guy *I was working with *
But we can’t do the same with: the man who wants to see you.

type of adjectival relative clause

Question 6

What are reduced relative clauses?

Answer 6

They have a copular verb and a participal modifier (ed/ing)
The girl (who is) standing there.
Type of adjectival relative clause

Question 7

what is a sentential relative clause

Answer 7

They modify the entire previous clause, and not a word in particular
Iwas tired, which enraged me