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Relative clauses let us add extra information to a noun without starting a new sentence. The words 'who', 'which', and 'that' introduce these clauses and connect ideas smoothly.
who for people, which for animals and things, and that for both (in defining clauses).Defining relative clauses provide essential information about a noun. Begin the clause with who for people and which for things. You can also use that for both people and things in defining clauses. Example: The man who called you is my uncle.
Use who to refer to people. Formula: person + who + verb. Example: She is the teacher who helps me.
Use which to refer to things or animals. Formula: thing + which + verb. Example: This is the book which won the award.
Use that instead of who or which in defining clauses. Formula: noun + that + verb. Example: The movie that we watched was exciting. Avoid using that in non-defining clauses (with commas).
If the relative pronoun is the object of the clause, you may omit it. Example: The book (that/which) I borrowed was interesting.
Do not use commas with defining relative clauses because the information is essential. Example: The student who studies hard will succeed.
Set non-defining clauses off with commas. Use who for people and which for things; whose and where are also possible when expressing possession or location. Do not use that or omit the relative word: My brother, who lives in Paris, is a chef.
Who adds information about 'the girl'.That refers to 'the dog'; could also use which.Which refers to 'keys'; object pronoun can be omitted: I lost the keys you gave me.that.which for things.Who refers to people, which does not.Which or that is used for things, not who.that in non-defining relative clauses (with commas).Who is already the subject of the relative clause; do not repeat it with he. In contrast, the man that he spoke to is correct because that is the object.Answer a question using what you just learned and receive a suggested correction.
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