Relative Clauses
defining relative clauses
reduced relative clauses
non-defining relative clauses
- more information about a noun, but dont define or identify de noun, also are common in written english.
- We use "that" in defining relative clauses.
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Relative pronouns
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Who: Refers to a person
Whom: Refers to a person
Which: Refers to an animal or thing
What: Refers to a nonliving thing
That: Refers to a person, animal, or thing
Whose is a possessive pronoun used for people or things
We only use commas when writing a non-defining relative clauses.
The relative pronoun is the subject of the clause, It cannot be omitted.
There are two options for the positions of the prepositions: before the relative pronoun or at the end of the relative clause.
- we use commas when writting, they represent a pause.
- We never use "that" in non defining relative clauses.
- The relative pronoun of a non-defining clause can never be omitted.
- The relative pronoun is only omitted from a defining relative clause (and only it is the object for the clause).
- Add essential information to a sentence and the clause cannot be omitted.
- Are crucial to the sentence. If the clause is removed, the sentence will not make sense and will not have the same meaning.
- Are not essential to the sentence. If the clause is removed, the sentence still makes sense and has the same meaning.
- We usually use a relative pronoun to introduce a defining relative clause.
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