Nonessential Clause Quotes & Sayings

But there is something that's a great deal more important than parental approval: learning to do without it. That's what it means to become an adult. — William Deresiewicz

My main influence are the other members of the Royal Art Lodge, we've drawn together enough that we can't help but influence each other. — Marcel Dzama

Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life. — J.G. Holland

I'm not a real crazy social butterfly - and once I realised that and I accepted it, I started to realise how many people weren't accepting of that. — Hayley Williams

Using which instead of that. That introduces essential clauses while which introduces nonessential clauses. Consider the sentence "Tools that have sharp edges can cause nasty cuts." If you remove the words "that have sharp edges," the sentence loses much of its meaning. The clause is essential. Now consider "Roses, which come in many colors, have thorns on their stems." You can remove "which come in many colors" and the meaning of the rest of the sentence is intact. The clause is not essential. Another way to remember: If the clause obviously needs to be set off by commas, use which. — Charles Murray

Lars watches Pretty Little Liars. — Meg Cabot

You can't apologize for my feelings and expect things to be better." He paused. "Especially not when you're the reason for them. — Julie Murphy