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Relative clauses

Relative clauses are dependent clauses beginning with relative pronouns ("who,"
"which," "that," "when," "where," "why," "whom," "whose").

Relative
Use Sample sentences
pronoun
That man, who comes here every
who for people
day, bought a loaf of bread.
A loaf of bread, which many
which for things
people buy, usually costs $5.
for people or things,
A loaf of bread that costs $2
that when the clause is
cannot be bought here.
restrictive
I remember the day when I got
when for times
this job.
The office where I work is on Elm
where for places
Street.
for reasons (and it Her pleasant disposition is the
why normally follows the word reason why her colleagues like
"reason") working with her.
for people who are The client whom you emailed
whom
receiving the action yesterday replied this morning.
The chef whose cooking we
for the owner of the
whose enjoyed so much learned his art in
subject of the clause
Lyons.

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