Question

Which sentences contain relative clauses? Check all that apply.

Palm trees, which grow in warm climates, typically have large leaves.
My brother bought me a laptop that has a built-in camera.
The painting, one of many owned by French monarchs, is in the museum.
The guide who led us through the canyon was very friendly.
The cavern with the largest stalagmite is the one I want to visit.

Answer 1

The sentences that contain relative clauses are: 1, 2, 4, and 5.

Brief notes:
- 1: "which grow in warm climates" — nonrestrictive relative clause (introduced by which).
- 2: "that has a built-in camera" — restrictive relative clause (introduced by that).
- 4: "who led us through the canyon" — restrictive relative clause (introduced by who).
- 5: "I want to visit" is a reduced relative clause (the full form is "that I want to visit"); it’s a restrictive relative clause with the relative pronoun omitted.

Sentence 3 ("The painting, one of many owned by French monarchs, ...") contains a noun phrase with a participial (reduced) modifier ("owned by French monarchs"). Some analyses treat this as a reduced relative clause ("that were owned by..."), but it is not a full relative clause introduced by a relative pronoun in the sentence as written.