Relative clauses are parts of sentences that can be added after nouns to give the reader more information. I have a dog that loves chasing balls. In this sentence, the noun is ‘dog’ and the relative ...

An essential relative clause provides necessary, defining information about the noun. On the other hand, non‐ essential relative clauses provide additional, non‐necessary information about the noun.

The man who lives next door is very friendly. In the above sentence, the relative clause who lives next door modifies the noun ‘man’. It gives more information about the subject and is essential to ...