Relative Clauses
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
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PRONOUNS
who (that)that (which)
When a relative clause contains a continues o passive verbe
clauses qualify a noun and tell us exactly which person or thing is being referred to.
Relative clauses give more information about nouns.
In certain cases, that is preferred to which.
Non-defining clauses
PRONOUNS
after superlatives•after words such as all, every(thing), some(thing), any(thing) and only.•after it is
INFORMAL ENGLISH: preposition comes at the end of the clause
it can be taken of
Defining
gives relevant information
NON-DEFINING gives extra information
Everyone who is living in my house right know have fiber
Adds information but without the clause, the sentence still makes sense
Everyone living in my house right know have fiber
People
Things
Places
Use commas
Times
Possession
More common in written language
Who
That
Relative pronouns (who, which, that, etc. cannot be left out
The fist movie that was created by Guillermo de Toro
Which
That
The first movie created by Guillermo del Toro
Where
When
Whose
Which
FORMAL ENGLISH: preposition comes at the beginning of the clause, before the pronoun
He who overcomes his anger subdues his greatest enemy
They live in a house whose roof is full of holes.
An elephant is an animal that lives in hot countries.
Let's go to a country where the sun always shines.
Let's cross the bridge when we come to it
The garden, which was full of blossoming flowers, overlooked the hill.
Who
My mum, who has been baking for years, made us cupcakes.
Whom
My friend, whom I've known for years, came to my house today.
Where
The leisure centre, where I go swimming, is just across town.
Whose
I walk to school with my friend, whose house is next door to mine.