RELATIVE SENTENCES
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THE ANTECEDENT is a word that belongs to the main clause. It is the person, object, place, etc. the relative clause refers to. THE RELATIVE CLAUSE always follows its antecedent. A RELATIVE PRONOUN joins the antecedent to the relative clause. In DEFINING relative clauses, the relative pronoun is not always necessary |
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They specify the person, object, time or place we are talking about. These sentences are introduced by relative pronouns: WHO or THAT, if the relative sentence refers to people WHICH or THAT, if the relative sentence refers to things WHOSE for possession WHEN for days, months, years... WHERE for places. |
COMMON FEATURESWho, which, that (and sometimes when and where) can be omitted (to make a contact clause) if they do not act as subjects of the relative sentence. They are necessary to understand the antecedent They are never placed between commas |
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They add information about the antecedent. These sentences are introduced by relative pronouns: WHO, if the relative sentence refers to people WHICH, if the relative sentence refers to things WHOSE for possession WHEN for days, months, years... WHERE for places. |
COMMON FEATURESThe relative pronoun can never be omitted. They are not necessary to understand the antecedent. They are always placed between commas. |