relative clause

English - Turkish

Definition of relative clause in English Turkish dictionary

dilb. (who, which veya that gibi ilgi zamirini içeren) ilgileme cümlesi

(Dilbilim) sıfat tümceciği

(Dilbilim) ilgi cümleciği

(Dilbilim) ilgi yantümcesi

(Dilbilim) ilgileme cümlesi

Related Terms

relative clauses

(Dilbilim) sıfat cümleleri

relative clauses

(Dilbilim) ilgi cumlecikleri

defining relative clause

tanımlayan ilgi cümleciği

non-defining relative clause

tanımlamayan ilgi cümleciği

relative clauses

ilgi yantümcesi

relative clauses

sıfat cümleciği

defining relative clause

tanımlayan ilgi cümlecigi

English - English

Definition of relative clause in English English dictionary

A subordinate clause that modifies a noun

a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'"

a dependent clause in apposition with a substantive for the purpose of specifying it For example, "who works for my father" is the relative clause in the sentence "The man who works for my father goofed " The fact that my father is my relative has nothing to do with it

In grammar, a relative clause is a subordinate clause which specifies or gives information about a person or thing. Relative clauses come after a noun or pronoun and, in English, often begin with a relative pronoun such as `who', `which', or `that'. A dependent clause introduced by a relative pronoun, as which is downstairs in The dining room, which is downstairs, is too dark. a part of a sentence that has a verb in it, and is joined to the rest of the sentence by 'who', 'which', 'where' etc, for example the phrase 'who lives next door' in the sentence 'The man who lives next door is a doctor.'

dependent clause, clause that modifies a word in the main clause (Grammar)

a clause which qualifies or restricts the meaning of the noun in a noun phrase It may be introduced by words such as who, which and that in English: the man who I saw this morning, the woman (that) I sent the letter to

A type of subordinate clause usually introduced by one of the relative pronouns; who, whom, whose, that, or which: Paul hit the ball which went over the fence

A clause in which a relative pronoun introduces the clause that refers to an antecedent Example: The student who spelled all the words correctly won the spelling bee Who is the relative pronoun, which refers to the antecedent student

a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'

Related Terms

relative clauses

plural form of relative clause

Hyphenation

rel·a·tive clause

Turkish pronunciation

relıtîv klôz

Pronunciation

/ˈrelətəv ˈklôz/ /ˈrɛlətɪv ˈklɔːz/