Relative clauses

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clauses.

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relative clauses.
Introduction
We use relative clauses to give
additional information about
something or to give opinions
without starting another sentence.
By combining sentences with a
relative clause, your text becomes
more fluent and you can avoid
repeating certain words.
Relative clauses

Who
Whom
Which
That
When
Where


Who
Whom
Which
When
Where

Defining relative clauses Non-definig relative clauses
There are two types of relative clauses:
Rule
In non-dening sentences, the word that cannot replace who or
which.

where refers
to a
particular
place
when refers
to a moment
in time
whose
refers to
possession
which / that
refer to
objects
who / that
refer to
people
They caught the man
I lost the map
She complained to the man
Who/ that spied for
China.
Wich/ that she gave me.
Whose dog bir her.
Main sentece

subordinate relative clause
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