Relatives Clauses

Hello everyone!!

On Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th of October, Jose Ramon explained the relative clauses. Depending on who and what we’re referring to, we must use one type of relative clause or another. When we’re referring to a person, we write WHO as the subject, WHOM as the object of the verb and WHOSE when expressing possession. When relating to an animal or object, we use THAT or WHICH. On the other hand, we use WHERE to mention a place, WHEN to express time, WHY to express reason and WHAT that refers to things. 

It’s very important to distinguish between two types of relative clauses, defining and non-defining. When they are non defining, we use commas and the pronouns cannot be omitted (WHO, WHICH); whereas defining phrases don’t have commas and the pronoun (THAT)  can be omitted if it’s followed by a subject. 

Example:

Defining: That's the man that I like

Non-defining: They introduced me to John, who I liked immediately