Question

read the sentence. alma plans to visit london and paris, where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple. what best describes the underlined part of the sentence, and why? it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. it is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.

Explanation:

A non - restrictive relative clause adds extra information that is not essential to the basic meaning of the sentence. The underlined part "where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple" gives additional information about London and Paris and can be removed without changing the core meaning of "Alma plans to visit London and Paris". It starts with the relative pronoun "where", has a subject ("her parents") and a verb ("went").

Answer:

It is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.