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If the relative clause is in the passive voice and in a simple tense, then it can be reduced by deleting the relative pronoun and the verb ' to be ', leaving you with the past participle. If it is a negative, then you place ' not ' at the beginning of the participle phrase.
24 Αυγ 2013 · How to reduce a relative clause? A participle can often be used instead of a relative pronoun and full verb. Read the sentence given below. The girl who sits next to Peter is my neighbor’s daughter. Now when we shorten the relative clause ‘who sits next to Peter’, we get: The girl sitting next to Peter is my neighbor’s daughter. Another ...
Reducing relative clauses- Online and printable rules explanations with examples
Reduced relative clauses are often used in English to make sentences shorter and more concise. They are also used in informal speech and writing, as well as in literature and poetry, to create a specific tone or effect.
Reduced relative clauses are shortened forms of relative clauses that provide additional information about a noun without using a full clause. They typically eliminate the relative pronoun (like 'who' or 'that') and a form of the verb 'to be,' allowing for more concise expressions.
Relative clauses are generally introduced by a relative pronoun, such as who, or which. However, the relative pronoun may be ellipted: The video [you recommended] was terrific. Another variant, the REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSE, has no relative pronoun, and the verb is nonfinite:
