In the sentence, "The tomatoes in the refrigerator will not be as sweet as the others," the words "in the refrigerator" form...

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a restrictive clause.
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a nonrestrictive clause.
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a nonrestrictive phrase.
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a restrictive phrase.
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In the sentence, "The tomatoes in the refrigerator will not be as sweet as the others," the words "in the refrigerator" form a restrictive phrase.

This phrase specifies which tomatoes are being referred to, implying that there are other tomatoes that are not in the refrigerator. Thus, the phrase restricts the meaning to those specific tomatoes.