descriptive clause

• Oração descritiva é um tipo de oração subordinada que fornece informação adicional sobre um substantivo ou sintagma nominal na frase, frequentemente iniciada por um pronome relativo como 'que', 'qual' ou 'cujo'. Ela serve para especificar ou caracterizar o substantivo antecedente.

A descriptive clause is a type of dependent clause that provides additional information about a noun or noun phrase in a sentence, often beginning with a relative pronoun such as 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It functions to specify or characterize the noun it modifies.

1. Grammatical clauseB2formal

   A clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun, often introduced by a relative pronoun like 'who', 'which', or 'that'.

   Oração adjetiva explicativa

   • The book, which is on the table, is mine.
   • She met a man who works at the bank.
   • The house that Jack built is very old.