subordinate clause vs restrictive clause

restrictive clause vs subordinate clause

subordinate clause and restrictive clause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subordinate clause	Yes	No	No	No
restrictive clause	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, restrictive clause is a hyponym of subordinate clause; that is, restrictive clause is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subordinate 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
restrictive clause: a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies

Other hyponyms of subordinate clause include descriptive clause, nonrestrictive clause.

subordinate clause (noun)	restrictive clause (noun)
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	a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies

subordinate clause vs restrictive clause

subordinate clause and restrictive clause both are nouns.

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