Question

what is a relative clause

Accepted Answer

A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause, one of whose arguments shares a referent with a main clause element on which the subordinate clause is grammatically dependent.

connected to a main clause by a word such as which, that, whom, whose, when, where, or who

I met a man who wasn't there

= subordinating clause AND relative clause

Front	what is a relative clause
Back	A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause, one of whose arguments shares a referent with a main clause element on which the subordinate clause is grammatically dependent. connected to a main clause by a word such as which, that, whom, whose, when, where, or who I met a man who wasn't there = subordinating clause AND relative clause

Clause Relative Subordinate Main Kind Arguments Shares Referent