Read the sentence students who purchase parking spots are able to park in the lot closet to the entrance (who purchase parking spots is underlined) the underlined part of the sentence is a

Answer: The underlined part of the sentence (who purchase parking spots) is a relative clause.

Explanation: A relative clause is a dependent clause, that is to say a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, which is introduced by a relative pronoun. Moreover, relative clauses provide additional information aout something or someone. In the sentence provided, "who purchase parking spots" is a relative clause because it has been introduced by the relative pronoun "who" and it is adding information about the noun "students". Furthermore, "who purchase parking spots" is a defining relative clause because it has not been separated from the rest of the sentence with commas.

Students who purchase parking spots are able to park in the lot closet to the entrance.

The underlined part of the sentence is a restrictive clause.

A restrictive clause is an adjective clause that adds essential information to a sentence.