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Examples of Pronoun Clauses

The document defines relative clauses and distinguishes between defining and non-defining relative clauses. It provides examples of relative pronouns used as subjects and objects of sentences. Defining relative clauses do not use commas and provide essential information about the noun, while non-defining clauses use commas and provide non-essential additional information.

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Examples of Pronoun Clauses

The document defines relative clauses and distinguishes between defining and non-defining relative clauses. It provides examples of relative pronouns used as subjects and objects of sentences. Defining relative clauses do not use commas and provide essential information about the noun, while non-defining clauses use commas and provide non-essential additional information.

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DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

no comma
defines which thing or person the speaker means
relative pronouns: who, that, which, whom, ,what, whose, where, when, how

1. The pronoun is the subject of the sentence:


The woman who/that lives next door is a doctor.
I like the actor who/that played in Hamlet.
I dont like stories that/which have unhappy endings.
Be careful with what: what = the thing(s) that
What happened was my fault.
What you can see now is our new invention.

2. The pronoun is the object of the sentence:


The woman (who/that) I wanted to see was away.
The dress (that/which) Ann bought was too big.
Do you know the man (who/whom/that) she is talking to?

Do you know the man to whom she is talking?


-

the pronoun can be omitted


whom is rare in spoken English
use that after everything, something, anything, nothing

Be careful with what: what = the thing(s) that


Did you hear what I said?
Can you understand what he wrote?

3. whose, where:
Do you know the man whose cat I hit?
Do you know where she lives?
the town where she lives = the town she lives in

4. reason:
The reason Im phoning is that = The reason that Im phoning is that = The
reason why Im phoning is that

5. Cleft sentences:

It was Tom who helped us.


It was the book that I found the information in.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
-

comma
only gives extra, additional information
relative pronouns: who, which, whom, what, whose, where, when,

1. The pronoun is the subject of the sentence:


Jim, who lives next door, is a doctor.
The cat, which used to be my neighbours, was run over by a truck.

2. The pronoun is the object of the sentence:


You can find the necessary information in Thomsons book, which you can borrow
from any library.
We stayed at the Grand Hotel, which Ann recommended to us.
This morning I met Amy, whom/who I hadnt seen for ages.
I was introduced to her husband, who I had never met.
-

the pronoun cannot be omitted


whom is rare in spoken English

3. whose, where:
Peter, whose children go to the same school as mine, is my boss.
Nottingham Forest, where Robin Hood lived, is now owned by the government.

4. preposition + whom/which:
all / most / some /
any / many / much /
each / both / none /
neither / either / one / etc.

of whom / which

They asked me a lot of questions, most of which I couldnt answer.


We met a gang of teenagers, many of whom were wearing black clothes.

5. which referring to a whole clause:


Jim passed his exam, which surprised everybody.
Kate couldnt come to the party, which was a pity.

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