Ingles VI

Function A defining relative clause gives us extra information about a noun. It cannot be removed from the sentence without affecting the basic meaning. Form Do not need commas to separate them from the rest of the sentence. ©     The movie which /that we saw last week was directed by Martin Scorsese. ©   The director who/that won the award wasn’t at the ceremony. ©   We stayed in the place where we had our honeymoon Come after the noun they refer to. ©        Can use which/that to refer to things. ©        Can use who/that to refer to people. ©        Can use where to refer to places. Subject and object relative clauses © The actress who wore the exquisite dress at the end of the movie is a model .(subject) A noun can either be the subject or the object of a defining relative clause. When the noun is the object of the relative clause, the relative pronoun can be left out. © Th

FUNCTION A NON –DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE gives us extra information about a noun. We already know which person or thing we are referring to. The relative clause could be removed from the sentence without affecting the basic meaning. FORM NON –DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: Are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. Can only come after the noun they refer to. The Charleston museum, which is the oldest museum in the U.S., was built in 1773. Can only use to refer to people, and which to refer to places and things. Can sometimes use where to refer to places. Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter, now acts in the theater. The college, which specializes in languages, is near New York City. Seattle, where my parents live, is a very beautiful place. EXAMPLES We always use a relative pronoun (who, which, whose or whom) to introduce a non-defining relative clause (In the examples, the relati