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слайд 1 relative clauses by mr sharipov mr sharipov relative clauses relative clauses are non-essential parts of a sentence. they may add meaning, but if they are removed, the sentence will still function grammatically. there are two broad types of relative clauses in english. it is important to distinguish between them because it affects the choice of pronoun used to introduce the clause. there is a more detailed page about defining clauses a defining or identifying clause tells us which specific person or thing we are talking about in a larger group of people or things. if a defining relative clause is removed, the meaning of the sentence changes significantly. a defining relative clause is not separated from the rest of the sentence by commas or parentheses. examples the woman who visited me in the hospital was very kind. the umbrella that i bought last week is already broken. the …

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ose roof is full of holes. an elephant is an animal that lives in hot countries. let's go to a country where the sun always shines. the reason why i came here today is not important. relative pronouns the following relative pronouns are used in defining relative clauses. these relative pronouns appear at the start of the defining relative clause and refer to a noun that appears earlier in the sentence. replacing with "that" in spoken english the pronouns who, whom, and which are often replaced by that in spoken english. whom is very formal and is only used in written english. you can use who or that instead, or omit the pronoun completely. in the examples below, the common usage is given with the defining relative clause highlighted. the pronoun that would be used in more formal written english instead of that is given in parentheses. examples the dish …

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e. nothing (that) anyone does can replace my lost bag. i'm sorry, but that is all (that) i saw. non-defining clauses a non-defining or non-essential clause gives us more information about the person or thing we are talking about. if a non-defining relative clause is removed from a sentence, we lose some detail, but the overall meaning of the sentence remains the same. non-defining relative clauses are always set off from the rest of the sentence with commas or parentheses. examples the farmer, whose name was fred, sold us 10 pounds of potatoes. elephants, which are the largest land mammals, live in herds of 10 or more adults. the author, who graduated from the same university i did, gave a wonderful presentation. my mother, who is 86, lives in paris. non-defining relative clauses as the name suggests, non-defining relative clauses tell us more about someone or something, but the information …

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england. we stopped at the museum, which we had never visited before. i've just come back from london, where john lives.. yesterday i met a woman named susan, whose husband works in london. relative pronouns the following relative pronouns are used in non-defining relative clauses. these relative pronouns appear at the start of the non-defining relative clause and refer to a noun that appears earlier in the sentence. differences with defining relative clauses in defining relative clauses, the pronouns who, whom, and which are often replaced by that in spoken english. in non-defining relative clauses, you cannot replace other pronouns with that. you also cannot leave out the relative pronoun in non-defining relative clauses, in the way you sometimes can in defining relative clauses. the pronoun is required, even when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause. finally, non-defining relative clauses are always separated from the …

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non-defining relative clause can refer to all the information contained in the previous part of the sentence, rather than to just one word. examples chris did really well in his exams, which is quite a surprise. my friends were all hiding in my apartment, which isn't what i'd expected. she's studying to become a doctor, which is difficult. thanks for watching image3.png image4.jpeg image5.jpeg image6.jpeg image7.jpeg /docprops/thumbnail.jpeg

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слайд 1 relative clauses by mr sharipov mr sharipov relative clauses relative clauses are non-essential parts of a sentence. they may add meaning, but if they are removed, the sentence will still function grammatically. there are two broad types of relative clauses in english. it is important to distinguish between them because it affects the choice of pronoun used to introduce the clause. there is a more detailed page about defining clauses a defining or identifying clause tells us which specific person or thing we are talking about in a larger group of people or things. if a defining relative clause is removed, the meaning of the sentence changes significantly. a defining relative clause is not separated from the rest …

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