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This document discusses relative clauses and relative pronouns. It explains that who/that refer to people, which/that refer to things, whose shows possession, and where refers to a place. It notes that relative pronouns go after nouns and introduce extra information about the noun. The document provides examples of when the relative pronoun can and cannot be omitted based on whether it is the subject or object of the relative clause.

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Relative clauses. WHO / that. They refer to people. Hes the man who sold the world WHICH / that. They refer to things. Its the car which I bought WHOSE. It is used to show possesion. Its the car which I WHERE. It refers to a place. London is the place where I come from WHY. It refers to a reason. Thats the reason why Im leaving They always go after a noun They are introduced by a Relative Pronoun They give extra information Always use WHICH after a comma.
When can you leave the pronoun out ? Thats the bus which goes to the station Subject If the pronoun is the subject, we cannot omit it The bus which I caught didnt go to the station Object Subject If the pronoun is the object we can omit it The bus I caught didnt go to the station The man I met wasnt the

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  • 1. Relative clauses. WHO / that. They refer to people. Hes the man who sold the world WHICH / that. They refer to things. Its the car which I bought WHOSE. It is used to show possesion. Its the car which I WHERE. It refers to a place. London is the place where I come from WHY. It refers to a reason. Thats the reason why Im leaving They always go after a noun They are introduced by a Relative Pronoun They give extra information Always use WHICH after a comma.
  • 2. When can you leave the pronoun out ? Thats the bus which goes to the station Subject If the pronoun is the subject, we cannot omit it The bus which I caught didnt go to the station Object Subject If the pronoun is the object we can omit it The bus I caught didnt go to the station The man I met wasnt the