Defining relative clause Prepositions before relative pronouns

The clause provides the important information needed to

When the relative pronoun is the object of a preposition,
identify the noun or noun phrase that precedes it, and if the
we have two ways of writing it:
clause is omitted, the sentence will be obscured.
Ex: The man about whom you are talking is my
A defining relative clause is used when the noun is an
brother.
indefinite noun and a comma is not used to separate it from the
main clause. Ex: The picture at which you are looking is very
expensive.
Remember:
EX:The boy who *In formal English, we can use noun of which for some cases:
-Do not use commas before and after
defining relative clauses
is wearing a
2/6/9 Ex: The huge amount of oil was spilled, the effects of which
are still being left( Which= The huge amount of oil was
- Can use all relative clauses like: blue T shirt is
my little spilled)
Who,Whom,Who,Which,That,Where,
When brother.

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CLA TIVE REDUCE RELATIVE CLAUSE
Non-defining relative clause USE
This is a clause that gives more information to the subject,
S If the relative clause is an active clause,
it can be reduced to the present participle (V-
and if you omit this clause, the sentence will still make
Ex:
ing).
sense. Non-defining relative clauses marked by commas ","
- The man who stands at the door is my uncle.
or "-" .
=> The man standing at the door is my uncle.
We can use the past participle (V3/ed) instead of a relative clause
Notes : when it has a passive meaning.

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-Relational clauses replace: proper names, with the
words "this, that, those, these" or after the possessive
adjectives "my , your, his,her, its, our, their"
*Do not use That in indefinite clauses
*Do not omit the relative pronoun after the indefinite
pronoun
Ex:
-The woman who is / was injured was my neighbor => The
woman injured was my neighbor.
A relative clause is reduced to a To-infinitive when there
are phrases before the relative pronoun: the first, the
second, the last, the only or the superlative form

Ex: -The first student to come to class has to

Ex: clean the board.
- Taylor Swift, who is famous all round the world,
is a singer. - Mr.Forbes was the oldest man to fly to the
moon.