relative clause

relative clause (relativsetning): a subordinate clause introduced by one of the relative pronouns, or by the relative determiner whose. The typical syntactic function of relative clauses is adjectival , viz. as postmodifiers of nouns. The relative clauses thus mainly belong at phrase level, as parts of noun phrases. E.g. They have nothing that you need. It may be difficult to find a flat at a price you can afford. We all create for ourselves a world in which it is tolerable to live. Among the other artists whose paintings were discussed were Boucher, Courbet, and Fra Angelico.