10 examples of defining clause:
This is relative clause which gives exact information about person, place, things, possessions and times. Relative pronouns are used to define relative clauses. Defining clause provides information about antecedent. If we omit the defining clause then the meaning of antecedent remains incomplete. This is also called subordinate adjective clause which adds information of the main clause. Different relative pronouns are used for specific context to join sentences with adjective clause.
For people- who, that
Examples:
- He is the person who guided me.
- A sailor is the person that sails ships.
- I could not identify the man who showed me the way.
- Can you show me the girl that came yesterday?
For things- that, which
Examples:
- A calculator is a device which is hardly used now.
- Look at the vase that I bought from fair.
- I have bought two books which I saw in reviews last week.
- A smartphone has become a device which we cannot live without.
For possessions- whose
Examples:
- Whose books are these left on table?
- I would like to know whose plan was it to make noise.
- I can understand it now whose plan it can be.
- I was quite sure whose parents were late.
For places- where, which, that
Examples:
- This is the place where I was born.
- This is the temple where I used to come with mother.
- Have you seen the pen that I gave him?
- Please bring me that shirt which I liked in the mall.
For times- when
Examples:
- We will wait tomorrow when my sister will be back from abroad.
- It can be 8 O’ clock in evening when I will return.
- Have you noticed the time when I came here?
- This is the time of the year when we all feel delighted.