Relative Clauses by Çisem

WHO

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Who refers to people

WHICH

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Which refers to things

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Nick is the man who owns that enormous dog.

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I met a writer who has written many books on economy.

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The student who is best in the classroom is Christopher.

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The money which was stolen from the bank hasn't been found yet.

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Can you repair the chair which is in the study room?

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The plate which is on the couunter is dirty.

THAT

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That refers both people and things

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The student that is the best in the classroom is Christopher.

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Can you repair the chair that is in the study room?

Attention

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Relative clause comes after the noun it identifies. So that, if the noun we will identify is the subject of sentence,relative clause will be between subject and verb.

Example

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The chair which is in the study room is broken.

Attention

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Sometimes, there could be some other words that belongs to noun we identify. In that case, relative comes after these words.

Example

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There is someone at the door who wants to see you

Attention

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There can be difference between tenses of relatve clause and main sentence

Example

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The man who was run over by a truck yesterday is in the intensive care unit now.