Relative clauses
Defining relative clause identify a noun more clearly
they allow us to write complex sentences
Independent clauses
Non-definding relative clauses
dependent clauses
Relative pronoun
Who
For people
subject or object pronoun
Reduced Relative Clauses
Whom
For people
object pronoun
Unusual in formal english
Wich
For things or animals
subject or object pronoun
Give extra information about a person, animal...
That
For people or things
subject or object pronoun
It is not possible to use "That"
They go between commas
Whose
people or things
possessive pronoun
Position of preposition
It is not possible to omit the relatives
Before relative pronoun
Is a relative clause that is not marked by an specific relative pronoun or just write it as is market such as who, which or that.
At the end of relative clause
Who or that
are not used at prepositions
can be omitted when it is the object of the clause
An adjective/ person who was affected
Example
Diego, who is my brother, plays the guitar.
when it is the subject of the clause, it can't be omitted
An adjective/ person who was responsible
Punctuation rule
Do not use commas when writing defining clauses
We only use commas when writing non-defining relative clauses
A prepositional phrase/ something in a place
A past participle/ someone was affected
A present participle/ someone who was being affected
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