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Relative clauses
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Who/that /which
Look at this example sentences :
The woman who lives next door is a doctor .
A clause is a part of a sentence .A relative clause tells us which person or thing ( or what
kind of person or thing) the speaker means :
* The woman who lives next door ..( 'who lives next door ' tells us which woman)
* People who live in London …(' who live in London ' tells us what kind of people )
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We use who in a relative clause when we are talking about people ( not things ). We use who instead of he/she/they:
The woman –she lives next door-is a doctor.
The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
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We know a lot of people –they live in London.
We know a lot of people who live in London.
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* An architect is someone who designs buildings
.
* What was the name of the man who lent you the money?
* Anyone who wants to do the exam must enter before next Friday .
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You can also use that ( instead of who):
* The man that lives next door is very friendly.
But sometimes you must use who( not that ) for people.
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When we are talking about things, we use that or which ( not who) in a relative clause:
Where is the cheese ?- it was in the fridge .
Where is the cheese? ( that-which) was in the fridge ?
* I don't like some stories that have unhappy endings .( or… stories which have…)
* Barbra works for a company that makes washing machines.( or… a company which makes…).
* The machine that broke down has now been repaired.( or… The machine which broke down..).
That is more usual than which. But sometimes you must use which ( not that ).
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You cannot use what in sentence like these:
* Everything that happened was my fault.( not' everything what happened…')
What = the things( s) that:
* What happened was fault .(= the thing that happened)
Remember that in relative clauses we use who/that/which instead of he/she/they/it. So we say:
* Do you know the woman who lives next door ? ( not' .. the woman she lives next door)
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