10-22-2010, 05:46 AM
A non restrictive adjective clause dose not
define its subject,but only gives more
information about it.
The president of Pakistan who had just returned from
Saudi-Arabia was received at the airport by high officials
[A]In this sentences the subject is well-defined and the
adjective clause who had just returned from Saudi Arabia
only gives some additional information about the president
of Pakistan.It is a non-restrictive or non-defining adjective
clause.
[B]A non-restrictive adjective clause is separated from its
subject by a comma.A comma also marks its end.
define its subject,but only gives more
information about it.
The president of Pakistan who had just returned from
Saudi-Arabia was received at the airport by high officials
[A]In this sentences the subject is well-defined and the
adjective clause who had just returned from Saudi Arabia
only gives some additional information about the president
of Pakistan.It is a non-restrictive or non-defining adjective
clause.
[B]A non-restrictive adjective clause is separated from its
subject by a comma.A comma also marks its end.