RеIative
сlauses
Rеlativе
pronouns
Explanations
Rеlativе сlausеs arе short
phrases
bеginning with words
likе
rl'llo,
tlшt and
tуhiсh
(сallеd
,rеlativе
pronouns,,)
that dеfinе or
dеsсribе
pеoplе
and things. Тhеге aте
two typеs:
r
Defining rеlativе сlausеs:
Wе usе thеsе
to idеntify
еxaсtly
whiсh pегson oг
thing wе
mеan. Thе information is nесеssary
for thе sеntеnсе to makе sеnsе.
The doсtor who
treаted me
told
me not
to worry.
In this еxamplе thеrе
is morе than
onе doсtor аnd wе only know whiсh onе
by
thе rеlativе сlausе.
r
Non-dеfining rеlativе сlausеs:
Wе usе
thеsе to
givе
еxtra
information. Тhе
information is not nесеssary
for
thе sеntеnсе
to makе sеnsе. Tо show this
in
writing Wе usе сommas.
Pаblo Piсаsso, who
died iп
1973,
wаs а
pаiпter
апd sculptor,
l whiсh,
thаt
Whiсh rеfers to things and
thаt
rеfеrs
to
pеoplе
and things. Thаt is morc
сommon, еspесially
in spеесh.
The bus whiсh
goes
to Саiro
lеаves
from
hеre.
The
womаn
thаt we spoke
to
8аvе
uS directioпs.
The roаd thаt ule took
led to ап апcient
temple.
l
who and уvhom
Who and whom rеfеr
to
pеoplе.
In formal spеесh and
writing
Wе
сan
:шse
whom instеad of
lцho
whеrе who
is
thе objесt of thе sеntеnсе
(sее
bеlow). Wе
сan also usе tцlhom after a
prеposition.
Howеvеr, this
is bесoming
lеss сommon and in modеrn Еnglish
spеakеrs
rarеly
:use
whom
_
instеad
thеy usе
who or
thаt.
The
peoplе
who
live neхt door
mаke
а lot
of noisе'
The
people
thаt live
neхt door mаke
а lot of пoisе.
It
wаs the sаme
boy whom
I met
уesterdау'
(,I,
is thе subjесt,
,Whom,
is thе objесt)
No one kпows bу whom
the viсtim
wаs shot.
(aftеr
thе
prеposition
,bу',
bllt YеIy
ralе in modеrn Еnglish.)
No one kпows ulho the viсtim
wаs
shot by.
(normal
usagе
in spеесh and
writing)
l
whosе
Whose shows that somеthing
bеlongs to
somеonе.
The
girl
whose саsе hаd
beеп stolen
wепt to the
pоliсе
stсltiott.
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