RELATIVE CLAUSES...

RELATIVE CLAUSES...

1. The relatives clauses or sentences of are phrases that are joined to a main prayer and serve to give information about a person, object or place tha has been mentioned previously in the main prayer.

   • They are, therefore, sentences the subordinadas tha are joined to the main sentence by the relative adverbs or pronous (pronouns or adverbs related), words that act as link between the two.
   • Do not use commas to separe the relative proposal espicificativa of the rest of the sentence.Commas for delimiting other types of prayer relative , the explanatory or "non-defining relative clauses"
     • Differences from specific relative sentences : in specific relative statements,the pronouns "who","whom"and "which"are usually replaced by "that" in spoken english. However, in relative non-specific subordinantes , it is not possible to replace other pronouns with "that". No can the relative pronoun be omitted in the nondefining relative clauses as we do in the specific relative sentences.
       • Introductory expressions in non-specific relative sentences : Relative explanatory statements my be introduced by quantifiable expressions such as "all of" or "many of",followed by the relative pronou. Example : There were a lot of people at the party, many of whom i had known for years.
   • Relative Pronouns...
     • In defining relative clauses ar usually using the relative pronouns who , which and that , which in spanish would be equivalent to "which","who","whom", "which" ,"whom".
       • WHO...( that,who/which) it is use only when the antecedent is a person.
         • Example..
           • -In one town lived Alan, WHO was the only watchmaker. /- Jackie,talking is for people WHO have lsomething in common./-Great, and Who is the other half of your couple?./-like the man said,WHO wants to buy a book?./- There are those with us WHO are preparing for this./-You have this in common with all WHO do this.
       • WHICH...(that the/which the/ whom,what,which) it is used when the antecendent is a thing.
         • Example
           • • WHICH one of these cars is the fastest?/-WHICH was the book you read last week?/-WHICH one is your?/-WHICH color do you like , blues orred?
       • WHICH is also used to mation animals in prayer. -Example: that's the dog which bitme.
     • Sometimes the relative pronoun can be removed; Example : That´s the cat WHICH i adopted/= That´s the cat i adopted.
       • NON- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: -Stevie wonder is talented singer/=Stevie wonder, who is talented singer, is blind.
   • structure: Subject ( person / who / tha) ;object (who/ whom/ tht) / possessive( whose)

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