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What is a relative clause?

A clause that modifies a noun or noun phrase and indicates that one of the arguments in the relative clause refers to the noun or noun phrase (correct)
A clause that modifies a verb or verb phrase and indicates a change in tense
A clause that stands alone and does not modify any noun or noun phrase
A clause that modifies an adjective or adverb and provides additional description

In the sentence 'I met a man who wasn't too sure of himself,' what type of clause is 'who wasn't too sure of himself'?

Subordinate clause
Adjective clause
Independent clause
Relative clause (correct)

How are relative clauses introduced in many European languages?

By a special morphological variant of the main verb
By a special class of pronouns called relative pronouns (correct)
By word order alone
By a special class of conjunctions called relativizers

What is a bound relative clause?

<p>A relative clause that qualifies an explicit element appearing in the main clause and refers back to that element (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In some languages, how are relative clauses indicated?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Relative Clauses

A relative clause is a type of clause that provides additional information about a noun in a sentence.
In the sentence 'I met a man who wasn't too sure of himself,' 'who wasn't too sure of himself' is a relative clause, which provides more information about the noun 'man'.