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	In ''the books that John read'', the restrictive relative clause ''that John read'' restricts the set of books to those that are read by John. Non-restrictive relative clauses add further qualifications to the reference of the noun phrase but do not narrow down (nor expand) its extension. Thus in ''this book, which John gave to me'', the non-restrictive relative clause does not restrict the set of books. The difference between a restrictive and a non-restrictive interpretation is often only expressed intonationally.		In ''the books that John read'', the restrictive relative clause ''that John read'' restricts the set of books to those that are read by John. Non-restrictive relative clauses add further qualifications to the reference of the noun phrase but do not narrow down (nor expand) its extension. Thus in ''this book, which John gave to me'', the non-restrictive relative clause does not restrict the set of books. The difference between a restrictive and a non-restrictive interpretation is often only expressed intonationally.


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			==Definition==
	A '''restrictive relative clause''' is a [[relative clause]] that [[restrict]]s the meaning of the [[head noun]]. It is used to restrict the class of entities that can be denoted by a [[noun phrase]].		A '''restrictive relative clause''' is a [[relative clause]] that [[restrict]]s the meaning of the [[head noun]]. It is used to restrict the class of entities that can be denoted by a [[noun phrase]].

	=== Examples ===		== Examples ==
	''The woman I met yesterday on the market is visiting us tomorrow.''		''The woman I met yesterday on the market is visiting us tomorrow.''

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	===Other languages===		==Other languages==
	*German [[restriktiver Relativsatz]]		*German [[restriktiver Relativsatz]]

	=== Links ===		== Links ==
			*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Restrictive+relative+clause&lemmacode=340 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
	[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Restrictive+relative+clause&lemmacode=340 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

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	A '''restrictive relative clause''' is a [[relative clause]] that [[restrict]]s the meaning of the [[head noun]].		A '''restrictive relative clause''' is a [[relative clause]] that [[restrict]]s the meaning of the [[head noun]]. It is used to restrict the class of entities that can be denoted by a [[noun phrase]].

	===~~Example~~===		=== Examples ===
	''The woman I met yesterday on the market is visiting us tomorrow.''		''The woman I met yesterday on the market is visiting us tomorrow.''

			In ''the books that John read'', the restrictive relative clause ''that John read'' restricts the set of books to those that are read by John. Non-restrictive relative clauses add further qualifications to the reference of the noun phrase but do not narrow down (nor expand) its extension. Thus in ''this book, which John gave to me'', the non-restrictive relative clause does not restrict the set of books. The difference between a restrictive and a non-restrictive interpretation is often only expressed intonationally.


	===Other languages===		===Other languages===
	*German [[restriktiver Relativsatz]]		*German [[restriktiver Relativsatz]]

			=== Links ===

			[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Restrictive+relative+clause&lemmacode=340 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]

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A '''restrictive relative clause''' is a [[relative clause]] that [[restrict]]s the meaning of the [[head noun]].

===Example===
''The woman I met yesterday on the market is visiting us tomorrow.''

===Other languages===
*German [[restriktiver Relativsatz]]

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