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Outline (II)
- I. Defining and non-defining relative
clauses (D.R.Cs and ND.R.Cs)
- II. Types of antecedents: person or thing
- III. Subject and object pronouns
- IV.That instead of Who / Which
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Outline (II)
- V. Omitting the relative pronoun
- VI. Relative clauses with prepositions
- VII. Whose and Whom
- VIII. Where, When and Why
- IX. What
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B) OBJECT:
She gave me this jumper, which shed made herself.
[the jumper (object)]
Peter, whom everyone suspected, turned out to be innocent.
Facultad de Letras Departamento de Filologa Inglesa
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
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in ND.R.Cs:
My cousin Daniel, who I will be seeing soon, lives in Leeds.
That car, which I used to own 10 years ago, has recently
been removed from the market.
Facultad de Letras Departamento de Filologa Inglesa
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 F. 868 883 185 www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa
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IX. WHAT
What = the thing(s) that:
What happened was my fault.
(= the thing(s) that happened)
(NOT *the thing what happened)
Everything that happened was my fault.
(NOT *everything what happened)
I gave her all the money (that) I had.
(= I gave her what I had)
(NOT * the money what I had)
Facultad de Letras Departamento de Filologa Inglesa
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 F. 868 883 185 www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa
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TO SUM UP (I)
1a. That is the person who/that bought my car.
Defining Person Subject Relative Clause
2a. That is the person (who/that) I sold my car to.
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TO SUM UP (II)
1b.My aunt Ann, who will be 50 soon, lives in Leeds.
Non-Defining Person Subject Relative Clause
2b. My aunt Ann, who I will be seeing soon, lives in Leeds.
Non-Defining Person Object Relative Clause
3b.The hotel, which/that was above the cliff, was impressive.
Non-Defining Thing Subject Relative Clause
4b. Ann praised her students presentations, which
she enjoyed very much.
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References
ADAPTED FROM:
Capel, A. & W. Sharp (2008). Objective. First Certificate. Selfstudy Students Book. With CD-ROM. Cambridge: CUP.
Murphy, R. (2005). English Grammar in Use with Answers.
A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English. (7th rev. ed.). Cambridge:
CUP.
Swan, M. (1995). Practical English Usage. (3rd ed.). Oxford:
OUP.
Vince, M. (2009). First Certificate Language Practice: English Grammar and Vocabulary. With Key. (4th ed.).
Oxford: McMillan.
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LENGUA INGLESA II
(1 GEI - 2011-12)
TOTAL TIME
DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF
DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
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