| ADJECTIVE | all | nonrestrictive | not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase |
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| Meaning | not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase. | |
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| Example | "the nonrestrictive clause in 'I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them" | |
| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Broader | unrestrictive | not tending to restrict |
| Spanish | no restrictiva | |
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