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Relative Pronouns & Clauses*, descarga (2), elegir-el-lugar-ideal…
Relative Pronouns &
Clauses*
Where and Why
After a noun
make it clear what we are talking about
Places
INFORMAL
WHERE
The school
WHERE
we met
FORMAL
AT WHICH
the school
at WHICH
we met
IN formal written, it is the best not drop it.
You can drop if the information is related to object of the sentence, but not to the subject
Examples
NOT to drop it
The woman
WHO
lent me the book
When it is next to the preposition
The woman
from WHOM
I borrowed
WHOSE, WHICH, WHERE
Drop it
The woman I borrowed the book from
The book I borrowed
WHEN, WHY and THAT
The year we danced together for the festival.
Defining relative clauses
Examples
The woman
who
called me this Monday
the pencil
which
I lost
People
WHO/THAT
The kid
WHO
called me this Monday
WHOSE
The girl
WHOSE
dog is naughty
WHOM
Formal style
Very formal
The girl
from
WHOM
I borrowed the t-shirt
Formal
The girl
WHOM
I borrowed a t-shirt
from
Modern and spoken English
The girl
WHO
I borrowed the t-shirt
from
Objects
WHOSE
The book
WHOSE
title is ´Game of thrones´
WHICH/THAT
In the noun is always preceded by the definitive article
THE
Example
The book of
WHICH
the title is ´Game of thrones´
The t-shirt
THAT/WHICH
has warm colors.
Times
INFORMAL
WHEN/THAT
The year
WHEN
we danced together
FORMAL
ON WHICH
The year
on WHICH
we danced together for the festival.
Reason
INFORMAL
WHY/THAT
The reason
WHY
I was at the office...
FORMAL
FOR WHICH
The reason
for WHICH
I was at the office...
NOT relative pronouns
Replace a noun and a relative pronoun
WHAT
The thing which
HOW
The manner in which
NON- defining
relative clause
Gives additional information about the person or the thing.
The book wich I boorowed, which..............,is entitled ´Peace´
The book wich I boorowed is entitled ´Peace´
Don't use that instead of who or which
which
gives additional information
