Relative Clauses :
Reduced Relative Clauses
Non Defining :
Defining clauses
It is not marked by an explicit relative pronoun
Types: An adjective, a past participle & present participle
Example:
- The happy children played until nine in the evening.
- The stained desk was antique.
- The dog lying on the floor won't get up.
These clauses give essential information about someone or something, context of the noun.
These are composed of a relative pronoun, a verb, and other optional elements such as the subject or object of the verb. Commas or parentheses are always used to separate non-defining relative clauses from the rest of the sentence.
Who: is used for people.
Why
Whose
Where
Which: used referring to something previously mentioned when introducing a clause giving further information.
When: at what time.
Where: in or to what place or position.
That
When
Which
Whose: belonging to or associated with which person.
Reduced relative clauses refer to the shortening of a relative clause which modifies the subject of a sentence and not the object.
Who
The lady who has a green shirt is my mom.
The night when we ate pizza I threw up.
The mall where we got lost is so big.
This is the reason why I didn’t go to school.
That’s where the meeting took place
Which one is the pencil you took?
Who is the woman in the black dress?
That’s the dog whose owner is my neighbor.
When does the match start?
Whose backpack is this?
The phone that is above the table is mine.
The hamburger which is in the fridge is not that good.
Whom (used in a more formal situation)
That’s the boy whom I saw getting a 100 in the exam.
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