Question

Choose whether the following statement is True or False:
A non-defining adjective clause is separated by commas, from the rest of the sentence.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

An adjective clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb, and it functions as an adjective that modifies a noun or a pronoun. Adjective clauses usually begin with relative pronouns such as who, whom, whose or a relative adverb like when, where and so on.
A defining adjective clause gives essential information about the noun/pronoun that it modifies, without which the meaning of the sentence is incomplete.
A non-defining adjective clause merely gives extra information about the noun/pronoun which isn't important to the sentence. Hence that clause is separated, using commas, from the rest of the sentence.
For example: Janine, who has an amazing voice, is my mentor. Here the adjective clause 'who has an amazing voice' is non-defining (it only gives extra information) and is separated by commas.
Hence the statement is True; option A is correct and B is incorrect.