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Relative clauses:
We use a relative clause to give more information about a noun (John, he, it, etc…) or a noun phrase (the dog, my friend, a person, etc…) in an EXTRA clause. This is to avoid repeating the noun or noun phrase.
Example:
- Tim has a dog. The dog / It is very fat.
-> Tim has a dog that is very fat. - Sarah went to Peru. Peru / It is very beautiful in winter.
-> Sarah went to Peru, which is very beautiful in winter. - I told a friend. My friend is an architect.
-> I told my friend who is an architect. - She’s one woman. They all admire her.
-> She’s one woman whom all admire.
Relative pronouns:
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Who |
· Used to talk about people · Used as the subject of a relative clause · Used as the objective of a relative clause in informal situations |
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Whom |
· Used to talk about people · Used as the object of a relative clause · Used in formal situations |
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Which |
· Used to talk about things or animals · Used in formal situations · Used for group nouns |
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That |
· Used to talk about things or animals · Sometimes used in informal situations for people instead of who/whom · Used for group nouns |
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