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Grammar
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English — relative clauses
Relative clauses add information about a noun using who, which, that and friends.
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How it works
✓ Rule
who for people, which for things, that for both (in defining clauses): The man who called… The book which/that I read… whose shows possession, where a place.
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The relative pronouns
| Pronoun | Use |
|---|---|
| who | people |
| which | things |
| that | people or things (defining) |
| whose | possession |
| where | place |
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Good to know
⚠ Note
You can drop the pronoun when it's the object: The book (that) I read. Non-defining clauses need commas and can't use that: My brother, who lives in Rome, is a doctor.