NON-RESTRICTIVE


Meaning of NON-RESTRICTIVE in English

ˌnon-reˈstrictive BrE AmE adjective technical

a non-restrictive ↑ relative clause gives additional information about a particular person or thing rather than saying which person or thing is being mentioned. For example, in the sentence ‘Perry, who is 22, was arrested yesterday’, the phrase ‘who is 22’ is a non-restrictive clause.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.