descriptive clause
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descriptive clause
n.
A nonrestrictive clause.
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Noun | 1. | descriptive clause - a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies dependent clause, subordinate clause - a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb |
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