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Choose the part that contains a defining relative clause:
The pants which I bought from Delhi don't fit me anymore.
  1. which I bought from Delhi
  2. don't fit me anymore
  3. The pants which I bought
  4. The pants don't fit me anymore

A
which I bought from Delhi
B
The pants which I bought
C
The pants don't fit me anymore
D
don't fit me anymore
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A defining relative clause gives essential information about someone or something, whereas a non-defining relative clause gives extra or unrelated information about someone/something.
The clause "which I bought from Delhi" is a relative clause that defines the noun "pants" by pointing out which pants. Hence it is the defining clause and option A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because this forms the predicate of the sentence (that begins with the main verb "don't fit) whereas the relative clause does not contain the main verb.
Option C is incorrect because it isn't a relative clause, it contains the subject "The pants" and a part of the relative clause "which I bought".
Option D is incorrect because this is a main clause, excluding the relative clause.

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