Relative clauses

Nota:

• Gives essential information about the subject No commas

1. Relative pronouns
   1. People
      1. Who; that
      2. The boy who is playing is county champion The teacher that I met is Head of Maths
   2. Things
      1. Which; that
      2. Colours which can be worn are black and grey The book that I recommend costs 8€

Nota:

• Gives additional but non-essential information. This information could be omitted whithout affecting the sense of the sentence. Between commas.

1. Relative pronouns
   1. People
      1. Who
      2. Ned, who plays the violin, is living above a music shop
   2. Things
      1. Which
      2. The new brand of shampoo, which is selling well, contains only natural ingredients

1. Whom

   Nota:

   • Formal Can only be used as the object of a verb or with a preposition
   1. The people for whom this new housing development is planned are unhappy about the lack of public transport
2. Whose

   Nota:

   • To refer to both people and things
   1. This revolutionary new car, whose energy comes from solar panels, is expected to go into production shortly