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 ==Dependent clauses==
 ===Relative clauses===
-The relativizer is ''ri<sup>N</sup>'' (negative ''ríd''). A resumptive pronoun may be used when the head is not the subject of the relative clause, and is mandatory when the head is a prepositional object or a possessor.
+Tíogall makes a distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses.
-Verbs in relative clauses may be placed anywhere within the relative clause, subject to the constraint that the verb and (syntactic) subject may not be separated unless the subject of the relative clause is the head. If the subject is the head, the relativizer ''li'' may be omitted, however in that case the verb must immediately follow the head.
+The relativizer ''ri<sup>N</sup>'' (negative ''rint'') is used for restrictive relative clauses. A resumptive pronoun may be used when the head is not the subject of the relative clause, and is mandatory when the head is a prepositional object or a possessor.
-Nominalized relative clauses use ''nuar ri...'' 'those who...'
+Verbs in relative clauses may be placed anywhere within the relative clause, subject to the constraint that the verb and (syntactic) subject may not be separated unless the subject of the relative clause is the head. If the subject is the head, the relativizer ''ri'' may be omitted, however in that case the verb must immediately follow the head.
-:'''''nuar ri mímhaoghadh ú'''''
+A non-restrictive relative clause is marked with a pause (rendered as a dash "–") before the relative clause.
+Nominalized relative clauses use ''cuar ri...'' 'those who...'
+:'''''cuar ri mímhaoghadh ú'''''
 :'those who misuse it'