It provides added, but not essential information and does not restrict or limit the noun it modified.e.g.I finally felt comfortable within myself and felt that I belonged, which was the biggest personal gain.(Para.5)Every weekend, we had two 275-gallon water tanks to the nearby town of Yucca and fill them with water, which we then pump into our big water tanks.(Text. Unit 1, Book 2)Frank M. Eliott,23,who had left Georgetown University to join the Army in 1943,wrote from England.(Text. Unit 2, Book 2)Now combine each of the following pairs of sentences, using a non-restrictive attributive clause.1. The credit card is in my wallet. You can find it in the kitchen cabinet drawer.____________________________________2. Personal computers have come quite a long way. They were actually invented in 1964.____________________________________3. My dearest friend ignored my advice. This totally surprised me.____________________________________4. I went to London with Emily White. She lives next door.____________________________________5. I lent some money to Jack. His house was destroyed in the earthquake.____________________________________
Non-restrictive attributive clauseNon-restrictive attributive clause(非限制性定语从句) is an adjective clause set off from the main clause by commas. It provides added, but not essential information and does not restrict or limit the noun it modified.e.g.I finally felt comfortable within myself and felt that I belonged, which was the biggest personal gain.(Para.5)Every weekend, we had two 275-gallon water tanks to the nearby town of Yucca and fill them with water, which we then pump into our big water tanks.(Text. Unit 1, Book 2)Frank M. Eliott,23,who had left Georgetown University to join the Army in 1943,wrote from England.(Text. Unit 2, Book 2)Now combine each of the following pairs of sentences, using a non-restrictive attributive clause.1. The credit card is in my wallet. You can find it in the kitchen cabinet drawer.____________________________________2. Personal computers have come quite a long way. They were actually invented in 1964.____________________________________3. My dearest friend ignored my advice. This totally surprised me.____________________________________4. I went to London with Emily White. She lives next door.____________________________________5. I lent some money to Jack. His house was destroyed in the earthquake.____________________________________