RElative Clauses
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What's a relative clause?
Relative Pronouns
Defining Relative Clauses
Non-defining Relative Clauses
What's a relative clause? - A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause. - It has a subject and verb, but can’t stand alone as a sentence. - It is sometimes called an “adjective clause” because it functions like an adjective—it gives more information about a noun. - A relative clause always begins with a “relative pronoun,” which substitutes for a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun when sentences are combined.
SUBJ
VP
These are the jeans that my sister told us about
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
people
substitutes for subject nouns/pronouns (he, she, we, they)
WHO
substitutes for object nouns/pronouns (him, her, us, them)
WHOM
people
people or things
substitutes for possessive nouns/pronouns (his, hers, ours, theirs)
WHOSE
people or things
THAT
can be used for either subject or object
can be used for either subject or object
things
WHICH
can be used for a time
WHEN
time
places
can be used for a place
WHERE
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (I) - It provides essential information to identify the antecedent of the relative pronoun. - WHO/WHICH can be replaced by THAT. The three of them can be deleted if they don't work as the subject of the relative clause. Mary is the girl (who/that) we saw yesterday talking with Peter. Mary is the girl who/that was talking with Peter.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (II)- WHEN can be replaced by THAT. It can be deleted in informal contexts, when it is preceeded by nouns that refers to time (week, day, time...) It was the day (when/that) she began to cook. - WHOSE cannot be replaced by THAT and cannot be deleted. He's the man whose research was a success.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (III) - WHERE cannot be replaced by THAT and cannot be omitted. This is the stadium where they won their first match.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (I) - It provides non-essential information to identify the antecedent of the relative pronoun. It is written between commas. - WHO/WHICH/WHEN/WHERE/WHOSE cannot be replaced by that and cannot be omitted. Paul, who's an extrordinary player, always scores goals.
Relative Clauses
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RElative Clauses
Start
What's a relative clause?
Relative Pronouns
Defining Relative Clauses
Non-defining Relative Clauses
What's a relative clause? - A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause. - It has a subject and verb, but can’t stand alone as a sentence. - It is sometimes called an “adjective clause” because it functions like an adjective—it gives more information about a noun. - A relative clause always begins with a “relative pronoun,” which substitutes for a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun when sentences are combined.
SUBJ
VP
These are the jeans that my sister told us about
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
people
substitutes for subject nouns/pronouns (he, she, we, they)
WHO
substitutes for object nouns/pronouns (him, her, us, them)
WHOM
people
people or things
substitutes for possessive nouns/pronouns (his, hers, ours, theirs)
WHOSE
people or things
THAT
can be used for either subject or object
can be used for either subject or object
things
WHICH
can be used for a time
WHEN
time
places
can be used for a place
WHERE
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (I) - It provides essential information to identify the antecedent of the relative pronoun. - WHO/WHICH can be replaced by THAT. The three of them can be deleted if they don't work as the subject of the relative clause. Mary is the girl (who/that) we saw yesterday talking with Peter. Mary is the girl who/that was talking with Peter.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (II)- WHEN can be replaced by THAT. It can be deleted in informal contexts, when it is preceeded by nouns that refers to time (week, day, time...) It was the day (when/that) she began to cook. - WHOSE cannot be replaced by THAT and cannot be deleted. He's the man whose research was a success.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (III) - WHERE cannot be replaced by THAT and cannot be omitted. This is the stadium where they won their first match.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (I) - It provides non-essential information to identify the antecedent of the relative pronoun. It is written between commas. - WHO/WHICH/WHEN/WHERE/WHOSE cannot be replaced by that and cannot be omitted. Paul, who's an extrordinary player, always scores goals.