RELATIVE CLAUSES
We use relative clauses to give additional information about something without starting another sentence. By combining sentences with a relative clause, your text becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating certain words.
It is important to understand the difference between two kinds of relative clauses.
1. Defining relative clauses
2. Non-defining relative clauses.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1. Notice how we can leave out the relative pronoun if it is the object of the relative clause. This is very common.
2. We cannot leave out the pronoun if it is the subject of the clause.
3. Here the possible pronouns. The words in brackets are possible, but not as common. _____ means nothing.
QUESTION: Make one sentence from two using the right relative pronoun:
A man phoned. He didn't give his name