RELATIVE CLAUSES WITH SUBJECT PRONOUNS
RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative clauses (also called adjective clauses) modify nouns (or noun phrases). There are two types of relative clauses: restrictive and nonrestrictive.
Restrictive relative clauses distinguish one noun from another.
I know the woman who works at Jones & Roe. I don't know the woman who works at Transco
Nonrestrictive relative clauses give extra information about a noun and are separated from that noun by commas. (In speech, pause signals the commas).
Sue Dunn, who works at Jones & Roe, won't wear a suit.
As with all clauses, relative clauses have a subject and verb. They are dependent clauses.They cannot stand alone as complete sentences.They must be attached to main clauses.
A relative clause can occur anywhere in a sentences but it must follow the noun it refers to.
I know a woman who works at Jones & Roe.
A woman who works at Jones & Roe won't wear a suit.
SUBJECT RELATIVE CLAUSES
When who, which or that is the subject of a relative clauses, it is a subject relative pronoun.
In restrictive clauses, who and that are used for people. Which and that are used for things and animals.
In nonrestrictive clauses, who is used for people and which is used for things.
A subject relative pronoun is followed by a verb. The verb agrees with the noun that the subject relative pronoun refers to.
I know a man who works at National Bank.
A subject relative pronoun always has the same form, whether or not it refers to a singular noun
(a man) or a plural noun (men).
Sentences with subject relative pronouns can be thought of as a combination of two sentences.
I know a woman. She works there = I know a woman who works there.
Do not repeat the noun or pronoun in the relative clause.
LET'S GO AND PRACTICE
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative-clauses-english-exercises.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=872
RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative clauses (also called adjective clauses) modify nouns (or noun phrases). There are two types of relative clauses: restrictive and nonrestrictive.
Restrictive relative clauses distinguish one noun from another.
I know the woman who works at Jones & Roe. I don't know the woman who works at Transco
Nonrestrictive relative clauses give extra information about a noun and are separated from that noun by commas. (In speech, pause signals the commas).
Sue Dunn, who works at Jones & Roe, won't wear a suit.
As with all clauses, relative clauses have a subject and verb. They are dependent clauses.They cannot stand alone as complete sentences.They must be attached to main clauses.
A relative clause can occur anywhere in a sentences but it must follow the noun it refers to.
I know a woman who works at Jones & Roe.
A woman who works at Jones & Roe won't wear a suit.
SUBJECT RELATIVE CLAUSES
When who, which or that is the subject of a relative clauses, it is a subject relative pronoun.
In restrictive clauses, who and that are used for people. Which and that are used for things and animals.
In nonrestrictive clauses, who is used for people and which is used for things.
A subject relative pronoun is followed by a verb. The verb agrees with the noun that the subject relative pronoun refers to.
I know a man who works at National Bank.
A subject relative pronoun always has the same form, whether or not it refers to a singular noun
(a man) or a plural noun (men).
Sentences with subject relative pronouns can be thought of as a combination of two sentences.
I know a woman. She works there = I know a woman who works there.
Do not repeat the noun or pronoun in the relative clause.
LET'S GO AND PRACTICE
http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/relative-clauses-english-exercises.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=872
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