Relative Clauses-Restrictive and Nonrestrictive injpaaters Restrictive (relative pronoun in subject postion) Restrictive (relative pronoun in object position) Restrictive (relative pronoun is possessive) Grammar Caté Form nouns relative pronoun verb + the. rest ofthe clause sentence 1 + sentence 2» new sentence with relative clause noun relative pronoun + clause that begins with a subject and verb oR nount clause that begins with a subject and vers noun + relative pronoun + noun + the rest ofthe clause Geir acu) whorthat (people) which/that (things) who and that (people) whichithat (things) oR NONE (peopletthings) s)) CENGAGE ~ Learning 2 beanies Us the ssterwholves | Arestictve clause reaches provides essential Hormaton toa sarience allofthe COs which | by igenttying the noun, ‘were sold out ‘When the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause ts followed bye ver. The verb must gree with the noun. The ‘relative pronoun may not be omited from the sentence, Restrictive clauses are not set off by commas, This is the CD. + Htold_| Restrictive clauses may you about it.» This is | be formed by combining the CD that told you | sentences. The clause is about. placed in the middle or at the end of the new sentence, the sister that youmet | When the relative al the Café pronoun is the object of the clause, tis followed aclerk who spoke | by a subject and verb. In with informal English, prepositions are usually placed at the end of the clause. The relative pronoun may be omitted {rom the sentence fan album Ltold him about whose (people and things) Copyright © Cengage Learning the man whose CD this | When the relative s pronoun is a possessive, itis followed by the noun it modifies and then the rest ofthe clause. Not reproducible without written permission of publisher