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Understanding Restriction in Grammar by Jskvjgs is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The article argues that the notion of restriction vs non-restriction in English grammar is not confined to relative clauses as most grammars suggest, but is a more pervasive feature that affects other structures like dependent clauses, coordinate constructions, phrases and even individual words. Restriction serves to identify or define the referent, while non-restriction provides incidental information. Whether an element is restrictive or non-restrictive depends on contextual factors like the presence of i

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Jskvjgs
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