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Relative pronoun as subject (in red): Relative pronoun as object (in red):
• I like the person. The person was nice • I like the bike. My father gave me the
to me. bike.
I like the person who was nice to me. I like the bike that my father gave me.
• I hate the dog. The dog bit me.
I hate the dog that bit me.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Example:
• The painting was very expensive. Ms Wallace bought it
The painting which Ms Wallace bought was very expensive
• This is a topic. It interests me.
This is a topic that interests me.
The relative pronoun in the joined sentence replaced “it”, the object of the verb
bought. In the joined sentence, the relative clause keeps the subject -Ms. Wallace- that
it had in the original sentence.
Notice that
The inclusion of the pronoun “it” in the joined sentences above would be an
error
Incorrect:
The painting which Ms. Wallace bought it was very expensive.
This is a topic which it interests me.
Additional Material
❑https://www.ef.co.id/englishfirst/kids/blog/adjective-clauses-
untuk-mengubah-pronouns/