RELATIVE

CLAUSES
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RELATIVE CLAUSES

 We use relative clauses to give additional information about something without starting
another sentence.

 By combining sentences with a relative clause, your text becomes more fluent and you
can avoid repeating certain words.

 Start with the most important thing and then add the second clause.
 DEFINING NON-DEFINING

- Give detailed information defining a - Give additional information on

term or expression. something, but do not define it.
- Defining relative clauses are not put in - Non-defining relative clauses are put in
commas. commas.
- Cannot be taken out - Can be omitted

1. I ate the apple. 1. Fernando Botero is famous for his figurative art.
2. The apple was lying on the table. 2. Fernando Botero was born in Colombia

Fernando Botero, who was born in Colombia, is

I ate the apple which was lying on the table. famous for his figurative art.

without commas – cannot be omitted - with commas – can be omitted

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

 WHO – Quien

 WHOM – A quien

 WHOSE – De quien (possessive)

 WHICH – El cual

 THAT – Que

 WHERE - Donde

 WHEN – Cuando
Examples:

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?

A seaman is someone who works on a ship.
The boy (who/whom) we met yesterday is very nice.
Jim, who/whom we met yesterday, is very nice.
I ate the apple which was lying on the table.
I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.
Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
Reference: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses Gold pre-first course book