Syntax

Relative Clauses

1. The girl who gave you the book is his sister whom I am in love with.
2. The girl he is talking to is not his sister
3. The reason why he was caught is unknown
Defining/Restrictive relative clauses:
4. I saw the book that you bought yesterday.
5. A. The girl who helped him is his wife.
B. The car that is in front of the Uni is the Rectors.
6. A. She is the one who likes him.
B. The man whom I like is not here.
C. The man whose dog this is is crazy.
7. The girl who helped you is beautiful.
8. He was the only person that helped me.
9. This is the actor who won the Oscar.
10. This is everything that she has ever wanted.
11. The girl that/whom/who he is speaking to is his sister.
12. The girl whom he is speaking to is his sister.
13. This is the person who/whom you should admire.
14. A. This is the person about whom they were talking.
B. This is the person whom they were talking about.
C. This is the person who they were talking about.
15. This is the girl whose mother I met.
16. I dont understand the reason
17. This is the place
18. The moment when

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Syntax
Relative Clauses
Non-restrictive/ Non-defining relative clauses

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19. Their teacher, who is a bit crazy, turned out to be quite normal.
20. Water, which is priceless in the desert, can be polluted.
21. Her boyfriend, whom I had disliked very much, proved to be likeable.
22. Football, which he likes best, is the national sport.
23. My mother, with whom I went shopping, is in the hospital.
24. These pictures, at which I have been looking for half an hour, remind me of my childhood.
25. These pictures, which I have been looking at for half an hour, remind me of my childhood.
26. This boy, whose car you destroyed, is my best friend.
27. This flower, whose pot I should change, was a present.
28. The flower, the pot of which I should change, was a present.
Sentential/independent relative clauses
29. He refused to speak to her, which made her very angry.]
Time restrictions
30. A. wish
B. suggestion
C. recommendation
D. request