1. DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
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2. RELATIVE CLAUSES
They are subordinate clauses that give additional information about the previous element mentioned in the main clause. They are introduced by the relative prononus: WHO, WHICH, WHERE, WHEN, WHOSE and THAT.
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3. DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
They add essential and fundamental information to indentify the previous element mentioned in the sentence. Relative pronouns can be the subject or the object of the subordinate clause. If they work as an object they can be omitted if the pronoun used is WHO, WHICH, WHEN or THAT.
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4. WHO
It is used when the previous element mentioned is a person. It can be substituted by THAT. He is the actor who/that plays the role of Henry VIII. In formal language whom is sometimes used instead of who when it works as an object in the relative clause.
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5. WHICH
It is used to refer to animals or things. It can be substituted by THAT. This is the book which/that is so expensive. I didn’t like the book (which/that) she recommended.
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6. WHERE
It is used when the previous element mentioned is a place. Windsor Castle is the place where the Royal Family spend the summer.
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7. WHEN
It is used when the previous element is a time clause. It is usually subsituted by that when it goes after day, week or year. It was the year when/that he married the queen.
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8. WHOSE
It is used when the previous element mentioned is a person. It expresses possesion. She was the queen whose husband was assassinated.
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