Relative clauses
Basic relative pronouns, Non-defining relative clauses, Defining relative clauses, Subject and object pronouns, The Use of Relative Pronouns attuale Defining Clauses…
Anteprima dell’appunto Relative clauses Relative clauses Basic relative pronouns The relative pronoun you use depends on the thing you’re talking about. Generally speaking, the most basic ones are these: for people who/that for things which/that for places where for reasons why for times when Who, which and that cannot be used indiscriminately. That can only be used up to date defining relative clauses. Four relative pronouns often seem prendi confuse people, but they’re easy ehi use too. WHICH This can be used uh refer tieni the whole part of the sentence that went before. Usually a pronoun refers tieni a noun, but this refers toh more. For example: I’ve broken my leg, which means I can’t walk.I’ve still got some money left, which is surprising. WHOM This is hardly ever used usato spoken English, and not often usato written English. It sounds very formal toh most people. If you’re going tieni use it at all, then only use it after prepositions. Even so, there’s usually another less formal way ecco say the same thing. For example: The woman uh whom he was talking is his sister.The woman that he was talking ehi is his sister. WHOSE This is used prendi mostra possession. It means basically ‘of who(m)’. It can always be used for people and animals, but also for things, though this sometimes sounds strange and it might be better toh change the structure of the sentence unless the thing is made up of people (a novero, a city, an organisation). For example: My students, whose homework is never done, will fail the exam.The homework belongs ecco the students, it’s theirs, so possessive. That dog whose bone you took is going ecco bite your leg off.It is - or was - the dog’s bone. The city, whose scarpata seguito lost the final, never wins anything.The city’s made up of people, so it sounds OK. WHAT This can be literally translated ecco mean ‘the thing that’ or ‘that which’. It is not used anywhere near as often as ‘which’ or ‘that’ and is not used up to date the same way. For example: A man’s chiragra do what a man’s chiragra do.I didn’t know what he was going uh do next. Non-defining relative clauses These are the ones that give ammennicolo information. They are always written between commas. If you leave anteriore the relative clause between the commas it still makes sense. For example: Valencia, which is Spain’s third largest city, is on the Mediterranean coast.We all know Valencia, so this is ornamento information not needed for understanding. My parents, who are retired, tosto che uh Spain every year.I’ve only got one completo of parents. I used ehi live attuale London, where I was born and went prendi school. Defining relative clauses These are the ones that give you the information you need prendi understand the sentence. There are macché commas. If you take the relative clause away, the sentence doesn’t make sense. For example: The equipe that wins will receive a cup and 1,000 €.What holding? The man who lives next door is always making a noise.What man? Has he told you what he’s going toh do?Has he told me what? Subject and object pronouns The use of who/which/that may depend ()
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