Collins Cobuild

relative  clause
 a  subordinate  clause  which  gives  more  information
about someone or something mentioned in the main clause. See also
defining relative clause
and
non-defining relative clause
.
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92
–
93
,
95
relative pronoun
‘that’ or a ‘wh’–word such as ‘who’ or ‘which’, when it
is used to introduce a relative clause; eg …the girl who was carrying the
bag.
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92
–
93
reported clause
 the  clause  in  a  report  structure  which  indicates  what
someone has said; eg She said that I couldn’t see her.
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74
–
77
reported question
a question which is reported using a report structure
rather  than  the  exact  words  used  by  the  speaker.  See  also
indirect
question
.
See Unit
75
reported speech
the  words you  use  to report  what someone  has said,
rather than using their actual words. Also called
indirect speech
.
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74
–
77
reporting  clause
 the  clause  in  a  report  structure  which  contains  the
reporting verb.
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74
,
76
reporting  verb
 a  verb  which  describes  what  people  say  or  think;  eg
suggest, say, wonder.
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74
,
76
–
77