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Relative clauses and exclamatory

sentences

I can use defining and non-defining relativeclauses; Ican use exclamatory sentences.

Defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses give essential explanatory
information about the subject or object of a sentence.
The subject or object can be a person,thing or place.

We use the relative pronouns who, which, whose, or
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that to introduce defining relative clauses.
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gives information about a person.
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Mainclause 7spoke to the man.'

Essential 'Which man?' We use the relative adverb where when the defining
information 'He painted this picture.'
relative clause gives informationabout a place.
Sentencewith defining '1spoke to the man who/
relative clause that paintedthispicture.' Mainclause 'We're going to the café.'

Essential 'Whichcafé?'
We use which or that when the defining relative clause
information 'Anna works there.'
gives information about a thing or animal.
Sentence with defining 'We're going to the café
Mainclause 'I've eaten the cake.' relativeclause where Anna works.'
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Essential 'Which cake?'
When the person or thing is the object of the defining
information 'Youmadeit.'
relative clause, the relative pronoun (who, which or
Sentencewith defining 'I've eaten the cake which/ that) can be omitted.
relative clause that you made.' object
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Ispoke to agirl. You metheryesterday.
We use whose when the defining relative clause gives
information linking a person to another person or Ispoke to the girl (who/that) you metyesterday.
thing as a possession.
We can't do this when the person or thing isthe
subject of the defining relative clause.
Mainclause 7 was helping the girl.'
subject
Essential 'Which girl?'
information 'Her suitcase broke.' Ispoke to a girl. She's got eight brothers.

Sentencewith defining 7 was helping the girl Ispoke to a girlwho's goteight brothers.
relative clause whose suitcase broke.'
We can never omit the relative pronouns whose
and where.

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