RELATIVE CLAUSES: HOW TO JOIN SENTENCES

HOW TO JOIN SENTENCES WITH A RELATIVE

§  that = people, things/animals (Remember!: after comma you cannot use that) §  who = people §  which = things, animals	The 3 of them can be omitted if and only if: 1. There is not a comma. 2. They are not the subject of the relative clause.
§  where = place (here / there) §  when / that = time expression §  whose + NOUN = possession (possessive adjective…)

OMISSION OF THE RELATIVE

§  That / Who(m) / Which can be omitted if and only if:

    1.  There is not a comma.

2.   They are not the subject of the relative clause.

e.g.:

a) She is the woman who lives next door.

                                subject  verb = It cannot be omitted because it is the subject.

b) She is the woman (who) I told you about.

                                      object   subj. verb = It can be omitted because it is not the subject.