Relative Clauses by https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9 Grammar explanation for relative pronouns and clauses, both defining and non-defining. en-us 2022-03-22 10:17:49 UTC 2025-05-11 10:57:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f399.png Relative pronouns are used as a means to combine two sentences that share a common element. The element that is combined will modify the pronoun we use. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107192586 2022-03-22 10:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107192586 When the element refers to a person, we use who/that (Ex: The man who/that lives here…). Whom appears in sentences where the verb requires a preposition (Ex: The man for whom I work…). Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107192813 2022-03-22 10:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107192813 When the element refers to a thing/animal/abstract notion, we use which/that (Ex: The dog which/that lives here…). Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107201175 2022-03-22 10:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107201175 When the element refers to a possession belonging to a person/thing, we use whose (Ex: The man whose car is red…). Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107203553 2022-03-22 10:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107203553 When the element refers to a place, we use where (Ex: The house where I live…) Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107205584 2022-03-22 10:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107205584 When the element refers to a moment in time, we use when (Ex: Today is when we finish the exams). Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107206349 2022-03-22 10:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107206349 Relative clauses (the part of the sentence that contains the relative pronoun) are divided into defining and non-defining. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107210566 2022-03-22 10:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107210566 Defining clauses are considered to be essential for a full understanding of the sentence. They cannot be omitted, and they can present the pronoun That instead of Who/Which. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107214856 2022-03-22 10:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107214856 Non-defining clauses are considered to add information that is not essential to the sentence. They can be omitted, they appear between commas and they cannot present the pronoun That instead of Who/Which. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107217205 2022-03-22 10:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107217205 Test your skills! Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107221069 2022-03-22 10:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107221069 Relative clauses are also divided into subject and object. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107224145 2022-03-22 10:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107224145 Subject relative clauses are those where the element contained is the subject of the verb in the clause. The pronoun cannot be omitted in any case. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107226388 2022-03-22 10:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107226388 Object relative clauses are those where the element contained is not the subject of the verb in the clause. There is another subject. The pronoun can be omitted in the case of Who/Which (or That), although this is usually informal. Jorge_Ruiperez https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107235293 2022-03-22 10:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Jorge_Ruiperez/dtdchjn5ex607kv9/wish/2107235293