Question

Which type of parenthetical element refers to specific nouns and begins with words like who, whom, and where? (1 point)

Answer 1

Answer:

The type of parenthetical element that refers to specific nouns and begins with words like who, whom, and where is:

B. relative clauses.

Explanation:

A relative clause, or adjective clause, always starts with a relative pronoun or a relative adverb. Its purpose is to tell us something about a specific noun. Since it is a clause, it must have a subject and a verb. Take a look at the example below:

- That is the girl that I met at the dinner party last night.

In the sentence above, the clause "that I met" gives us information about the noun "girl". It starts with the relative pronoun "that" and has a subject ("I") and a verb ("met").

NOTE: The relative clause above can have the relative pronoun omitted. However, when the clause has a relative pronoun that also functions as the subject, we cannot omit it, as is shown in the example below:

- That is the girl who thought the party was at 8:00.