Remember that the two types of adjective clauses are identifying and nonidentifying. Identifying adjective clauses identify or give eessential information. Nonidentifying clauses give additional or nonessential information.
- I saw three movies last week. The movie that I liked best was "Captain America."
The adjective clause that I liked best is identifying because it says which movie I am talking about. If the clause were removed, the sentence would not make complete sense.
- The movie was "Captain America."
Therefore, the clause is necessary for the sentence to make sense.
- "Casablanca," which contains the famous song "As Time Goes By," is considered a film classic.
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