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 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 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.

Explanation:

A non - restrictive relative clause is not essential to the basic meaning of the sentence and is set off by commas (though not shown in this short example in terms of punctuation here). It gives additional, non - crucial information. In the sentence "Alma plans to visit London and Paris, where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple", the clause "where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple" just gives extra information about London and Paris and is not necessary for the main idea that Alma plans to visit those cities. A restrictive relative clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence and is not set off by commas.

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.