An adjective clause is used to describe a noun: | |
A relative pronoun is usually used to introduce an adjective clause: | |
The main relative pronouns are: | |
Who: used for humans in subject position:: | |
Whom: used for humans in object position:: | |
Which: used for things and animals in subject or object position:: | |
That: used for humans, animals and things, in subject or object position (but see below):: | |
There are two main kinds of adjective clause: | |
Non-defining clauses: give extra information about the noun, but they are not essential: | |
(We don't need this information in order to understand the sentence. "The desk in the corner is mine" is a good sentence on its own -- we still know which desk is referred to. Note that non-defining clauses are usually separated by commas, and that is not usually used in this kind of context.) | |
Defining clauses: give essential information about the noun: | |
(We need this information in order to understand the sentence. Without the relative clause, we don't know which package is being referred to. Note that that is often used in defining relative clauses, and they are not separated by commas.) |
When you are sure that you understand the topic, you can go on to the exercises.
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