Defining or Non-defining Clause?

[Jupiter]

Happy New Year Everybody,

I would like to ask you one question concerning with the kind of clause.
Most flowers attract the animals, especially insects, who like to eat their nectar and pollen.

Is the clause who like to eat their nectar and pollen defining or non-defining clause?

Please explain me why it is defining clause and vice versa

Hope to get your helps
Jupiter

[Mister Micawber]

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It is a defining clause, limiting the kinds of animals who are attracted to flowers. The phrase, especially insects, is incidental information and is therefore set off by commas.
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[Greg77]

correct me if im wrong, but it looks like a non-defining clause:

"who like to eat their nectar and pollen" is just an additional piece of information which you can throw away from the sentence and the main idea will still be there: most flowers attract animals, especially insects.

btw, it should be WHICH not WHO

best regards
sk[/quote]

[Mister Micawber]

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'The animals', sk. Flowers do not attract all animals-- only those who like to eat them. Ergo: restrictive clause. Not that the original poster will learn anything further-- this thread is 3 years old.
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