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APUNTES RELATIVE CLAUSES, Apuntes de Inglés

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Tipo: Apuntes

2023/2024

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Relative clauses
Relative clauses join two sentences using a relative pronoun:
“I’ve got a friend. She lives in Madrid” I’ve got a friend who lives in Madrid.
There are different relative pronouns:
Relative clauses can be subject clauses or object clauses. In the first case, the pronouns
who/which/that can be omitted.
Defining or non-defining?
Defining relative clauses give essential information to complete the meaning. Non-
defining relative clauses give extra information and they are always between commas.
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Relative clauses

Relative clauses join two sentences using a relative pronoun: “I’ve got a friend. She lives in Madrid”  I’ve got a friend who lives in Madrid. There are different relative pronouns: Relative clauses can be subject clauses or object clauses. In the first case, the pronouns who/which/that can be omitted. Defining or non-defining? Defining relative clauses give essential information to complete the meaning. Non- defining relative clauses give extra information and they are always between commas.

Relative clauses

Summary: Use Pronoun Can we substitute it for “that”? Can we omit it before a subject? Defining Non-defining Defining Non-defining People Who Yes No Yes No Objects Which Yes No Yes No Time When Yes (informal) No Yes No Place Where No No No No Possession Whose* No No No No *example: I’m going to visit some friends. Their house is really big  I’m going to visit some friends whose house is really big. We use relative clauses all the time. For example, for definitions: “A school is a place where…” “A tourist is a person who…” (Images taken from: see blog and see web)