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ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
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ADJECTIVE (RELATIVE) CLAUSES
Adjective clauses begin with one of the
relative pronouns such as who, whom,
whose, where , that, which,
Also called relative clauses.
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
The lady teaches in
Who Political Science
Refers to people, Department
She is my mentor
used as subject in
The lady who
the clause
teaches in Political
Science department is
my mentor.
(Relative pronoun as the
subject of the clause)
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
He knew Sally
Whom She arrived yesterday
Refers to people, used Sally, who(m) he knew,
as object or object of arrived yesterday.
(Relative pronoun as the
preposition object of the clause)
He spoke to students
The students was a
(Formal grammar foreigner
recommends whom, The student of whom he
not who, in the object spoke was a foreigner.
(Relative pronoun as the
position) object of a preposition)
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Which or that The watch which Ken bought
Refers to things, animals was expensive.
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
When I will never forget the
Refers to a time (in + day when I graduated.
year, in + month, on + I will never forget the
day,...). day on which I
It cannot be a subject. graduated.
It can be omitted I will never forget the
day that I graduated.
I will never forget the
day I graduated.
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Where The house where he
Refers to a place (in stays is old .
+ country, in + city, at The house in which
+ school,...). he stays is old.
It cannot be a
The house which he
subject.
stays in is old.
It can be omitted
The house that he
but a preposition
(at, in, to) usually stays in is old.
must be added. The house he stays in
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Relative Pronouns & Relative Clauses
Why I don’t know why
Refers to reason he winked.
It can be omitted I don’t know the
reason why he
winked.
I don’t know the
reason he winked.
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