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Description
Relative
Clauses
- Defining (identifying)
- We CAN'T omit the relative clause
- It's the job which I would like to have
- It's the
job
- It's the job which I would like to have
- NO commas
- Relative pronoun + preposition
- M Barry is the man to whom I sent the letter (Formal)
- M Barry is the man I sent the letter to (Standard)
- M Barry is the man to whom I sent the letter (Formal)
- We can omit the relative pronoun when it
refers to the Direct Object
- She's the woman who I saw.
- She's the woman I saw
- She's the woman who I saw.
- Relative pronouns
- SUBJECT
- People (who/that): She's the woman who (that) reads the news on TV
- Animals and things (which/that): That's the kind of dog which (that) makes a good pet
- People (who/that): She's the woman who (that) reads the news on TV
- OBJECT
- People (who/that): She's the woman who I saw on TV
- to/ for/ whith whom: to whom it may concern...
- to/ for/ whith whom: to whom it may concern...
- Animals and things (which/that): This is the house which we live in
- People (who/that): She's the woman who I saw on TV
- POSSESSION
- People, animals and things (whose): She's the woman whose car was
stolen
- People, animals and things (whose): She's the woman whose car was
stolen
- SUBJECT
- They provide information which is essential to identify the noun described
- We CAN'T omit the relative clause
- Non defining (non-identifying)
- They give extra information, so we CAN omit the relative clause
- Jane, who I bought my car, has gone to the States
- Jane has gone to the States
- Jane, who I bought my car, has gone to the States
- We can't omit the relative pronoun
- The summer here, which I don't like, lasts for months
- The summer here, I don't like, lasts for months
- The summer here, which I don't like, lasts for months
- We use COMMAS
- Relative Pronouns
- SUBJECT
- Person (who): His wife, who is French, speaks 3 languages
- Animals/Things (which): The PCs, which have been on sales, proved to be fantastic
- Person (who): His wife, who is French, speaks 3 languages
- OBJECT
- Person (who/whom): His wife, who I met in Paris, is brilliant
- Animals/things (which): The book, which I finished yesterday, is ok
- Person (who/whom): His wife, who I met in Paris, is brilliant
- POSSESSION
- Person/Animals/Things (whose): His wife, whose car was stolen, is very nice
- Person/Animals/Things (whose): His wife, whose car was stolen, is very nice
- SUBJECT
- They provide information that is NOT essential to identify the noun described
- They give extra information, so we CAN omit the relative clause
- relative adverbs
- time
- Adverb: That was the year WHEN I graduated
- Adverb: That was the year WHEN I graduated
- place
- Adverb: That's the factory WHERE I work
- Adverb: That's the factory WHERE I work
- reason
- Adverb: I'll tell you the reason WHY you were fired
- Adverb: I'll tell you the reason WHY you were fired
- time
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