restrictive clause

1. 1.

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

   Broadersubordinate clause

Questions about restrictive clause

What does restrictive clause mean?

restrictive clause means "a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies".

Is restrictive clause a common word?

restrictive clause is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.