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.

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 ...

Relative clauses are used to give additional information about a noun, such as a person, place or thing. Relative pronouns introduce a relative clause. They include who for people, that and which for ...