Is an essential part of the idea being expressed in that it defines or limited it’s antecedent to one particular selected type. There are : who, whom, which, whose,whom.
A.1 The used of Who, Whom, Which in relative clause.
Using Who
“ Who “ is use for person, Example : The man wrote this book.
The man is coming to tea.
· The man who (that) wrote this book is coming to tea.
Using Whom
“ Whom “ can be used in pattern O only. Whom is used in formal writing and speeches. Example : Helen is the girl.
I met her at the party last night.
· Helen is the girl whom I met at the party last night.
Using Which
“ Which “ Is used for animals and things. Example : I beat the wall.
I buried my wife in the wall.
· I beat the wall which I buried my wife in.
A.2 The used of Whose in relative clause
“ Whose “ is used for possession. Example : The teacher bought a new car.
We visited the teacher’s home.
· The teacher whose home we visited bought a new car.
A.3 The used of That + be and the equivalent expression without “ that + be ”
In this pattern , that + be can be used or not, because if that + be in the statement be omitted there is no change in the meaning of it. Example : The pencil that is under the table is broken.
The pencil under the table is broken.
From this pattern we can write them at the formula:
As a
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People
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Things
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Subject
Object
Possesive
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Who ( that )
That ( whom )
Whose
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That ( which )
Of which ( whose )
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That can used for person, animals, and things.
From living English structure relative clause consist of :
Defining Relative Clauses
Defining relative clauses (also called identifying relative clauses or restrictive relative clauses) give detailed information defining a general term or expression. Defining relative clauses are not put in commas.
People
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Things
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Subject
Object
Preposition
Possesive
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Who ( that )
( that )
( that ) preposition
Whose
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That ( which )
( that )
( that ) preposition
Of which ( whose )
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Non-Defining Relative Clauses
Non-defining relative clauses (also called non-identifying relative clauses or non-restrictive relative clauses) give additional information on something, but do not define it. Non-defining relative clauses are put in commas.
People
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Things
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Subject
Object
Preposition
Possesive
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, who , ,
, whom , ,
, preposition + whom ,
( , whom preposition, )
, whose , ,
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, which , ,
, which , ,
, preposition + which ,
( , which preposition, )
, of which , ,
( , whose , , )
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