DEFINING CLAUSES

they are use to explain a necessary information.

Ex: this is the computer which i wanted to buy.→complemento
Which→computer
that is a man who we met in the corridor.→viene usato come complemento
Who→man

who= people
which= things posso sostituirli con that

i am talking to the student who wears glasses.→è il soggetto della 2° frase

We went out with that handsome man who lives in N. Y.→anche qui

I went to buy a house which has a photovoltaic panels.→anche qui

Alex works with a person. His name is Zampe.

Alex works with a person whose name is Zampe.

I used to have a cat. Her name was Stella.

I used to have a cat whose name was Stella.

W.D.C. is the city where i used to live.

October is the month when i was born.

NON-DEFINING CLAUSES
they are use to explain a non-necessary information.
Ex: Paul, who lives in Sicily, is retarded.
Non significa che non è necessario a livello contenutistico, ma che non è
necessario a livello grammaticale perché la frase funzionerebbe anche
senza.
The 747, which crashed the T.T. (Tween Towers), is a passenger plane
aircraft.

Paul, whose cats are white, is retired now.