FORM
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Defining relative clauses
Do not need commas to separate them from
the rest of the sentence
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The movie which/that we saw last week
was directed by Martin Scorsese.
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Come
after the noun they refer to.
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The
director who/that won the award wasn¨t at the ceremony
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Can
use which/that to refer to things.
Can
use who/that to refer to people.
Can
use where to refer to places.
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We
stayed in the place where we had our
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Subject and object relative clauses
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Honeymoon
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A noun can either be the subject or the object of a defining relative
clause.
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The
actress who wore the exquisite dress at the end of the movie is a model.
(subject)
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When
the noun is the object of the relative clause, the relative pronoun can be
left out.
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The
dress (that/which) the actress wore at the end of the movie is exquisite
(object)
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Function
A defining relative clause gives us extra information about a noun. It cannot be removed from the sentence without effecting the basic meaning.
Una cláusula relativa definitoria nos da información adicional sobre un sustantivo. No se puede eliminar de la oración sin afectar el significado básico.
EXAMPLES
1.Un hotel es un lugar donde las personas se quedan cuando están de vacaciones
2.¿Cuál es el nombre de la mujer que vive en esa casa?
3.camarero es una persona cuyo trabajo es servir a los clientes en un restaurante.puntuación.
4.Los monos son ropas que las personas usan para proteger su ropa cuando están trabajando.
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