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A word about relative clauses: restrictive relative clauses (also known as defining, best thought of as giving essential information by narrowing it down) are not enclosed by commas, whereas non-restrictive relative clauses (non-defining, giving non-essential information) are.
Don't be alarmed by the unhelpful terms, but restrictive relative clauses (also known as defining, best thought of as giving essential information by narrowing it down) are not enclosed by commas, whereas non-restrictive relative clauses (non-defining, giving non-essential information) are.
There are two types of relative clause: defining relative clauses, which specify which noun we are speaking about, and non-defining relative clauses, which add extra, non-essential, information to a noun.
Non-essential jobs are cut.
Non-essential Supplementary Material.
Unplug non-essential appliances and equipment.
Moved all non-essential personal items to checked baggage?... Ok.
Last week, New York and Vermont banned non-essential state-funded travel to Mississippi.
People should avoid non-essential travel and large crowds.
Genes of the NF-κB pathway are individually non-essential.
"We eliminated all non-essential features.
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