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Relative clauses

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Grammar

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Contents

3. Defining vs. non-defining (theory)

1. What is a relative clause?

2. Relative pronouns

4. Defining vs. non-defining (examples)

5. More practice

WHAT IS A RELATIVE CLAUSE?

It's a clause that is attached to an antecedent by a relative pronoun.

WHERErefers to places

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Relative pronouns

WHENrefers to time

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WHO / WHOMrefers to people

WHOSErefers to possessions

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WHICHrefers to animals & objects

THAT*refers to people, objects & animals

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DEFINING VS. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Non-defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses

  1. They add essential information to identify the antecedent.
  2. They don't use commas.
  3. If they were omitted, our sentence would make no sense.
  4. Pronouns 'who', 'which', 'when' and 'that' can be omitted when they work as a complement.
  1. The information that they add is not essential to identify the precedent.
  2. They use commas.
  3. They could be omitted (and we would still have a meaningful sentence).
  4. Pronouns 'who', 'which', 'when' and 'that' cannot be omitted, because they will be working as a subject.

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