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Relative Clauses - Coggle Diagram
Relative Clauses
Relative Adverbs
What
The thing that
Which
Refers to the whole phrase
When
In/at which (time)
Where
In/at which (place)
Why
For which (reason)
Whereby
By which (method/means)
Defining Clauses
Important information (to understand who/what)
No
commas
You can use "that" instead of "
who/which
"
You can omit the
pronoun
sometimes
Non-Defining Clauses
Extra info (not needed to understand).
Use
commas
You cannot use "
that
"
You cannot omit the
pronoun
Relative Pronouns
Subject
Persons --> Who
The woman
who is here
has red hair
Things --> Which/That
He studied the portrait
which
depicted the prince
Object
Persons --> Who/Whom
She is the woman
who we met
last night
Things --> Which/That
The milk
that I bought
was cold
Possessive
Persons --> Whose
There is the musician
whose
composition won first prize
Things --> Whose
The hotel
where we stayed
was nice
They connect two ideas and give more information about a noun