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    Relative clauses

    Relative pronouns  introduce relative clauses

    who/that  refer to people


    which/that  refer to objects or animals
    whose  possessive (people/objects/animals)

    when  refer to time


    where  refer to place
    why  refer to reason

    You can omit the relative pronoun when it is NOT the subject of the clause:
    The boy who you met at the party is my brother.
    The boy (who) you met at the party is my brother.

    but:
    I can’t find the bag which contains my cellphone.
     I can’t find the bag contains my cellphone.

    Reduced relative clauses (active and passive)


    You can omit a piece of the relative clause (applied to subject relative clauses):

    I can’t find the bag which contains my cellphone.


    I can’t find the bag containing my cellphone.

    The tall man who was standing by the bar is my uncle.


    The tall man standing by the bar is my uncle.

    The information which was given in the brochure is wrong.


    The information given in the brochure is wrong.

    The criminal who was picked up at the airport is now in jail.


    The criminal picked up at the airport is now in jail.

    Defining and non-defining relative clauses (restrictive and non-restrictive)

    My sister who lives in London is married to a lawyer. –defining: provides essential info (you have more
    than one sister)–
    My sister, who lives in London, is married to a lawyer. –non-defining, extra info, the info can be left
    out–

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