Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supplementary relative clause

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: sup-ple-men-tary rel-a-tive -clause
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of non-restrictive relative clause.

Example Sentences

"Supplementary relative clauses (which other books call “appositive relatives” or “non-restrictive relatives”) are optional parenthetical interruptions of sentences. They can always be left out without changing the main assertion (though the ancillary information they contribute will be gone). The most important thing to remember about them in writing is that they must be separated off by punctuation, typically commas: The duke, [who the organizers had hoped __ would present the award], was unable to attend owing to illness."

Inflected Forms

supplementary relative clauses (plural)

Synonyms

non-restrictive relative clause

Questions

What does supplementary relative clause mean?: Synonym of non-restrictive relative clause.

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