In the sentence "The shoes on the top shelf are mine," the words "on the top shelf" form a restrictive phrase. This phrase provides necessary information to specify which shoes are being referred to. Without this phrase, the meaning of the sentence would change, as it would refer to shoes in general instead of those specifically located on the top shelf.
In the sentence, "The shoes on the top shelf are mine," the words "on the top shelf" form...
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a restrictive clause.
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a nonrestrictive phrase.
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a restrictive phrase.
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a nonrestrictive clause.
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