Relatives Pronouns - created from Mind Map

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Concept

two types of relative clauses

Relative pronouns are used to join two or more clauses, thus forming what we call “relative clauses”.

who

whom

that

which

whose

when

where

The man who knew too much

The boy that was at the party is whom I met last week

This is the book that won the Pulitzer prize last year

She moved to another city, which made me sad

He married a woman whose father is a millionaire.

The year when you were born was memorable.

The house where we lived was very big

those that add additional information and those that modify (or define) the subject of the sentence.

Non defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses

These clauses add additional information. Commas are used to separate the relative clause from the rest of the sentence

My sister, who lives in New York, is pregnant

These clauses define the noun and identify what thing or person we mean

That’s the woman who stole my coat.