RELATIVE CLAUSES
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES→ giving essential information
-Julia’s the woman who / that works in the office with me
-It’s a self-help book which / that teaches you how to relax
-That’s the house where I was born
-Is Frank the man whose brother plays for Manchester?
-It’s a plant whose leaves change colour in spring
-I’ve just had a text from the girl (who / that) I met on the flight to Paris
-This is the new phone (which / that) I bought yesterday
1. Per dare INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI riguardo persone, cose→ pronome relativo +
soggetto + verbo
oWho for people
oWhich for things / animals
oWhere for places
2. Si può usare THAT AL POSTO di who o which.
3. Whose per intendere OF WHO o OF WHICH
4. Who, which e that possono essere OMESSI quando il VERBO È NELLA FRASE
PRINCIPALE e il soggetto nella relativa è DIVERSO.
oShe’s the girl I met on the plane
WHERE E WHOSE NON POSSONO ESSERE MAI OMESSI
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