Dictionary

non-restrictive relative clause en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A relative clause, usually set off by a comma or commas, that provides additional information about the person or thing referred to, or about a statement that has been made, as opposed to information that is essential to specifying or identifying who or what is meant.

Forms

Antonyms

defining relative clause · restrictive relative clause · integrated relative clause

Hypernyms

relative clause · supplement · subordinate clause · clause

Synonyms

non-defining relative clause · supplementary relative clause