USE: When the subject of the
verb in the relative clause is the
same as the referent (the noun
we are talking about).
SHAPE: These Relative Clauses
begin with relative pronouns: WHO
(for people), WHICH (for animals or
objects), THAT (for people, animals
or objects) and for the words
EVERYTHING, NOTHING,
SOMETHING or ANYTHING WHOSE
(for possessives).
'She's the woman
who/that sang that song.
[... REFERENT + PRO.
REL. + VERB ...]
[... REFERENT + PRO. REL.
+ NOUN + VERB ...]
'That's the man whose kid is
annoying!'.
CLAUSES RELATED TO THE
OBJECT
USE: When the subject of the
verb in the relative clause is
the same as the referent (the
noun we are talking about).
SHAPE: These Relative
Clauses begin with
relative pronouns: WHO
(for people) / WHOM (in
very formal English)
WHICH (for animals or
objects), THAT (for people,
animals or objects and for
the words EVERYTHING,
NOTHING, SOMETHING or
ANYTHING).
The man with whom you had
a fight is my dad.'
[... REFERENT + (PRO.
REL.) + PRAYER ...]
'Here's the dvd which/that
you gave me last week.'