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RELATIVE CLAUSES, You can use that instead of both who and which, I'm…
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Defining relative clauses
Give essential information about a noun.
Which describes a thing
This is the work
which / that
has to be finished today.
Where describes a place
There's a new shop in town
where
you can buy furniture.
Who describes a person
The man
who / that
I needed to talk to wasn't available.
Whose describes possession
The woman
whose
flat was burgled is called Mrs Plater.
When describes times
The days
when
I have to collect the children are stressful.
Non-defining relative clauses
Give extra information about a noun.
The clause isn't necessary to make sense.
Has a comma before it, and another comma or a full stop after it.
My new doctor, who I had my first appointment with on Thursday, recommended the medicine to me.
Which
Can relate to a single noun
Can relate the whole main clause
Main differences
We can never omit the relative pronoun in a non-defining clause
We can't use
that
in a non-defining clause
TIP
Describe places with which and where
Which
replaces a noun or pronoun
Where
replaces there or preposition of place + noun
You can use
that
instead of both
who
and
which
.
.
When
who/ which / that
replace the object of the clause, we can omit the relative pronoun
Sometimes use who and which with prepositions.
Usually come at the end of the sentence
I'm going to Thailand next week, which is very exciting.
.
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