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    Relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing mentioned in a sentence. There are two types of relative clauses: 1) Defining relative clauses are essential to identifying the person or thing being referred to. They do not have commas. 2) Non-defining relative clauses provide extra but non-essential information. They are set off by commas and use relative pronouns like "who" and "which."

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    Relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing mentioned in a sentence. There are two types of relative clauses: 1) Defining relative clauses are essential to identifying the person or thing being referred to. They do not have commas. 2) Non-defining relative clauses provide extra but non-essential information. They are set off by commas and use relative pronouns like "who" and "which."

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    Relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing mentioned in a sentence. There are two types of relative clauses: 1) Defining relative clauses are essential to identifying the person or thing being referred to. They do not have commas. 2) Non-defining relative clauses provide extra but non-essential information. They are set off by commas and use relative pronouns like "who" and "which."

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    S T U D Y PA G E S

    Relative clauses
    Relative clauses describe or tell us more about a person or thing that has just been mentioned in the sentence. Relative pronouns are words that act as a subject or object in a relative clause. The following words can be relative pronouns: that, what, where, when, which, who, whom, why. relative pronoun

    I listened to the CD that I got for my birthday.


    main clause relative clause

    Dening relative clauses


    These are clauses that tell us exactly who or what is being referred to. Without the dening relative clause the sentence will not make sense. It needs to be there. PEOPLE I hate people who are insincere For people you can use who or that, but who is more usual. In the above sentence, who is the subject of the relative clause. THINGS I enjoyed the books that you lent me. For things you can use that or which, but that is more usual. In the above sentence, that is the object of the relative clause.

    You cannot miss out the relative pronoun if it is the subject of the relative clause: I hate people are insincere The relative pronoun can be missed out if it is the object of the relative clause: I enjoyed the books you lent me. Shes the girl that I love. OR OR I enjoyed the books you lent me. Shes the girl I love.

    Note: There are no commas in dening relative clauses.

    Non-dening relative clauses


    These are clauses that give us extra information about something or someone already mentioned. The sentence will still make sense without the non-dening relative clause, but the clause gives you extra information. PEOPLE The nance minister , who has been under pressure to resign, will be holding a press conference today. For people you must use who. THINGS His latest novel, which is set in India, has received good reviews. For things you must use which.

    You cannot leave out the relative pronoun in non-dening clauses. Note: Who and which are always preceded by a comma in non-dening relative clauses. In spoken English they are preceded by a pause.

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