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Relative Clauses, Here, the non defining relative clause give us more…
Relative Clauses
Relative Clauses:
Defining relative clauses identify a noun more clearly. They make it clear which person or thing we are talking about.
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Relative pronouns:
Who is used for people, acts as a subject or objetct pronoun
Examples: The customer who called me was happy, (subject pronoun). The customer who I called was angry.
Whom is used for people, acts as a object pronoun
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Which
For things or animals, subject or object pronoun.
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That, for people or things, subject or object pronoun
The costumer that called me was angry. The customer that I called was happy. It's a film that scared us. The dress that she was wearing was beautiful.
"That", is very common in spoken English.
Whose, for people or things, possessive pronoun.
I know a man whose daughter lives in New York. Jane works in a restaurant whose manager is never there.
The relative pronoun can be ommited when it is the object of the clause. When the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause, it cannot be ommited.
We do not use commas when writing defining relative clauses. We only use commas when writing non-defining relative clauses.
Non-Relative clauses
Non-defining relative clauses give us more information about a noun
Non-defining relative clauses do NOT define or identify the noun.
Non-defining relative clauses are common in written English
Example: We visited Hyde Park, which is close to Buckingham Palace.
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Here, the non defining relative clause give us more information about Hyde Park.
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