nonrestrictive clause

nonrestrictive clause

 
noun Grammar.
a relative clause that describes or supplements but is not essential in establishing the identity of the antecedent and is usually set off by commas in English. In This year, which has been dry, is bad for crops the clause which has been dry is a nonrestrictive clause.
Also called descriptive clause.

Origin:
1925–30
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Nonrestrictive clause is always a great word to know.
So is guillemet. Does it mean:
one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
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nonrestrictive clause

noun
a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies 
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