Unit 93. Relative clauses 2: clauses with and without who / that / which
Unit 93; Part A
Look at these example sentences from Unit 92: |
You must use who / that / which when it is the subject oi the relative clause. So you cannot say 'The woman lives next door is a doctor' or 'Where is the cheese was in the fridge?' |
Unit 93; Part B
Sometimes who / that / which is the object of the verb. For example: |
When who / that / which is the object, you can leave it out. So you can say: • The woman I wanted to see was away. or The woman who I wanted to see ... • Have you found the keys you lost? or ... the keys that you lost? • The dress Liz bought doesn't fit her very well. or The dress that Liz bought ... • Is there anything I can do? or ... anything that I can dot Note that we say: the keys you lost (not the keys you lost them) the dress Liz bought (not the dress Liz bought it) |
Unit 93; Part C
Note the position of prepositions (in/to/for etc.) in relative clauses: |
• Are these the books you were looking for? or ... the books that / which you were ... • The woman he fell in love with left him after a month. or The woman who / that he ... • The man I was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time. or The man who / that I was sitting next to ... Note that we say: the books you were looking for (not the books you were looking for them) |
Unit 93; Part D
You cannot use what in sentences like these (see also Unit 92C):
• Everything (that) they said was true. (not Everything what they said)
• I gave her all the money (that) I had. (not all the money what I had)
What = 'the thing(s) that':
• Did you hear what they said? (= the things that they said)
Exercises
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