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Noun Concept
Categories: Linguistic typology, Grammatical construction types, Syntax, Clauses, Generative syntax
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relative clause  accessibility hierarchy  defining relative clause  free relative clause  gapped relative clause
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A clause introduced by a relative pronoun WordNet 3.0
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A relative clause is a clause that modifies a noun or noun phrase and uses some grammatical device to indicate that one of the arguments in the relative clause refers to the noun or noun phrase. Wikipedia
Grammatical structure in some languages Wikidata
A subordinate clause which modifies a preceding noun or noun phrase and is introduced by a relative pronoun. OmegaWiki
A subordinate clause that modifies a noun. Wiktionary
Type of subordinate clause. Wiktionary (translation)
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`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill' WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you , the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog . Wiktionary