A relative clause, also called adjective clause, is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or gives further information about a noun. If you combine sentences with a relative clause, your writing becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating certain words.
Relative clause uses relative pronouns, such as:
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relative pronoun |
use |
example |
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who |
subject or object pronoun for people |
I told you about the woman who lives next door. |
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which |
subject or object pronoun for animals and things |
Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? |
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which |
referring to a whole sentence |
He couldn’t read which surprised me. |
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whose |
possession for people animals and things |
Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? |
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whom |
object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who) |
I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference. |
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that |
subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible) |
I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen. |
You can form a sentence containing relative clause by combining two sentences. See the examples below:
This is short i know, hope it helps anyways :D.
Source: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses
July 21st, 2011 at 9:26 am
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January 6th, 2012 at 7:52 am
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