Questions tagged [relative-clauses]
A clause used to join two sentences together, or to provide more information about something.
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The use or omission of commas round relative clauses
In Longman English Grammar Practice, there is a practice question in which you would say what the sentences mean with and without commas.
My brother who is in Canada is an architect.
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Is 'where' used as a pronoun in relative clauses?
Please take a look at the following examples:
(a) Statement: He works in a office.
(b) Relative clause:
1. The office where he works (is for rent).
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What is the subject of this sentence
I've seen this sentence in someone's facebook status but it sounds unnatural to me.
I'm the Rumplestiltskin who spins straw into gold
I thought it should be spin because the subject is I, but I'm ...
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"which" as relative determiner?
Sentence 1： I was told my work was unsatisfactory, at which point I submitted my resignation.
Sentence 2：Sometimes you may feel too frail to cope with things, in which case do them as soon as it is ...
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Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet ____ life has developed gradually
(I'm reading a grammar textbook, which contains the question and clams it was written for China's National College Entrance Examination in 2010. I checked, and it was.)
Stephen Hawking believes ...
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Why is the subject omitted?
The class everyone had really been looking forward to was Defense
Against the Dark Arts, but Quirrell's lessons turned out to be a bit
of a joke. His classroom smelled strongly of garlic, which ...
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How do you say "which each" or "who each"?
I speak in Persian, sometimes as I translate a sentence from my native language to English, I doubt if its structure is correct.
I want to say (for example)
"I have some children who each have a ...
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Omitting 'that' in this sentence
There is so much (that) is at stake for many.
Can we omit 'that' in this sentence?
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"one of the upgrades that is/are being considered"
I've run into this problem multiple times when writing the following:
"one of the upgrades that is being considered is a ..."
Word spell check suggests that this is incorrect and it should ...
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"in which people study" or "where people study on"
Should it be:
Campus is a place in which children study.
or
Campus is a place where children study on.
Which one is correct, or are they both incorrect? Why?
Is there a better version?
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analysis for "such as"
When once more alone, I reviewed the information I had got; looked
into my heart, examined its thoughts and feelings, and endeavoured to
bring back with a strict hand such as had been straying ...
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Can we omit "who is" in relative clauses? (noun + noun)
I went down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon the son of Ariston, that I might offer up my prayers to the goddess (Bendis, the Thracian Artemis.); and also because I wanted to see in what manner ...
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a way that most people think {is / it is} wrong
I was reading definition/meaning of the word "perverse" in Oxford Dictionary, came across :
showing deliberate determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or ...
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Question about reduced relative clauses: Can "having..." mean both "which had... " and "which have..."?
I saw a question today asking which one is correct, and the answer is (2)
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Literacy opened up entire realms of verifiable knowledge to ordinary men and women having been previously considered ...
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"with" preposition at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
Which is correct:
This is the most beautiful programming language with that I ever worked!
or,
This is the most beautiful programming language that I ever worked with!
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Looking at the kids which - or that/who?
We look at the kids which/that/who skillfully use tablets with the help of their small fingers and we understand that to surprise the younger generation will be more difficult each year.
Is the ...
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"One of them" vs. "One of which"
Which one is grammatically correct or better?
I have two assignments, One of them is done.
I have two assignments, One of which is done.
I watched a video tutorial that the teacher said the ...
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Present perfect + when + (past simple / present perfect)?
I have no idea what tense should I use after the "when clause" when the first part of a sentence is in present perfect.
Should I use past simple (continuous) or present perfect (continuous)?
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Omitting the article before defining relative clause
We use the definite article before defining a relative clause when we mean specific instances— this is a well-known rule. What if we omit an article in order to say something in a more general way, ...
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Relative clauses with and without "the"
It's a shame but I hadn't noticed we can use relative clauses without "the" until saw the comments of my answer to this question
It suggests there is difference between:
The boys who are 16 years ...
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Why doesn't the clause "....and reputation its shadow" need a verb?
The clause "reputation its shadow" in "Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow" has no verb, but is still correct. Please kindly tell me the grammar point used here!
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Tomorrow at 10 o'clock, there will be something that (will) come up. - with or with will? What is the difference?
Example 1
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock, there will be something that comes up.
Example 2
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock, there will be something that will come up.
What are the differences in meaning?
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Is this an adjectival or adverbial phrase?
I want to know everything there is to know about you.
Does ‘to know about you’ modify everything (adjectival function) or
is it an adverbial phrase? Or are both possible?
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Reduced relative clauses with non-progressive verbs
Is it correct to change, for example:
The people who like money too much must be kicked out of politics.
to:
The people liking money too much must be kicked out of politics.
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that which belongs to or is connected with her
that which belongs to or is connected with her (Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s)
'Though ‘which’ can be replaced by ‘that’ in relative constructions' they say, when it is placed after ‘that’ I wonder if ...
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Do these 2 sentences have the same meaning?
The sentence below shows age restriction for swimming:
The boys who are 16 years old are allowed to swim.
What if I write this sentence? Does it have the same meaning?
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Where does ';for which...' fit (note the ;)? (1575 Late April, UK)
Source: p 101, Lives and letters of the Devereux, earls of Essex, by Walter Bourchier Devereux
[p 100 states that this letter was undated, but the penultimate sentence on p99 (ie the last sentence ...
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on which condition should i use the right word [which,that] which leads to subordinate clause?
I find the bag which you bought yesterday on the desk.
I find the bag that you bought yesterday on the desk.
Which one is correct? or both are right? I want to know on which condition ...
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Why does 'than which' sound incorrect as a preposition + relative pronoun?
I cannot, but please tell me if you can, diagnose why than WHICH below still sounds incorrect and strange. Did I err in my rewrite of 3 below as two separate Independent Clauses (to diagnose my ...
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Is this a reduced-relative clause
The books available for borrowing in this library do not interest us.
Is the sentence above a reduced relative clause?
Can "which were" be understood to be between books and available?
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A noun must be missing in which/that or what clauses?
Can I simply conclude that a noun must be missing in which/that/who or what clauses, even though the missing noun might be an object behind an infinitive verb, gerund verb or a preposition?
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Omiting relative pronouns
I've been confused with the relative pronouns. I bring the following examples and the result after removing relative pronouns? Are they correct?
1a. This is the window which has been broken by me. ...
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Two whos in one sentence
Recently, I just have read an article about Jeremy England, a physicist who has his own lab in MIT, who has derived a mathematical formula that he believes explains the living things.
I think it ...
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ing-clause grammar question
Anyone know why providing was used here? Is using which provides here correct?
We have a weekly Western Canada newsletter written by our B.C. and Alberta bureau chiefs, providing a comprehensive ...
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What's the syntax of "It's everything you've ever heard it is"? [closed]
Source: "Boardwalk Empire" Season 01 Episode 07 00:29:19
Mary Dittrich (the girlfriend of the photographer Robert Dittrich): Relax. It's not like he saw us together.
Angela Darmody (the ...
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A question on relative clause
I couldn't understand this explanation even though I know what relative clause is:
Omission of the relative pronoun whom is particularly common when the
verb is linked to a preposition. Compare the ...
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Relative clause applies to all nouns in the list or the last noun only
When a list of nouns is followed by relative clause or -ed participle, how can we decide whether the relative clause applies only to the last noun in the list or to all the nouns in the list...
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Why doesn't this sentence include "who" or "that"? "...present to some people {who} we hope..." [duplicate]
I'm going to present to some people we hope will become investors.
I think the sentence should be changed into one below.
I'm going to present to some people [who] we hope will become investors.
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somewhere vs someplace vs some place
All examples are mine.
I'm curios which of them you consider correct and which not.
(1a) I know somewhere we can go.
(1b) I know somewhere where we can go.
(2a) I know someplace we can go.
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The omission of conjunction 'that' in relative pronoun sentence
While studying english, a sudden question appeared in my head.
ex) He is a man who I think is honest.
this sentence can be divided in two:
1) He is a man
2) I think that he is honest.
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Using "where" in this sentence
I wrote this sentence (actually, part of it ;)
Similar problems may arise if a voiceless plosive /p/ is understood as a voiced plosive /b/ then a ‘pour’ becomes a ‘bore’. It is especially the case ...
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just at the time that I dated my creation
The following sentence is from Frankenstein. Does the boldfaced prepositional phrase describe the time at which the speaker was seized with the nervous fever, or the time at which he remembered the ...
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Which perfect tense to use in a defining clause with Simple Past?
When answering a question on here, I wrote a sentence similar to the following one:
I left the place I've been at previously at 3AM.
The intended meaning was that I have been at that place for a ...
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"Which" versus "that" when I can't put off the phrase by comma
John takes a long sling, connects its one end to the cam which is inserted into the hole close by her and connects the other end to the climbing rope.
There are many cams. "The cam" refers to a ...
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Tell me usage of out there
I send you out there.
Is this correct one? Otherwise Any other suggestions for usage of "out there".
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Jane is back in May, by____ the new house should be finished
Jane is back in May, by____ the new house should be finished.
A. which B. that C. whom D. when
"when" is the answer, and I know its grammar.
My question is whether or not "which" works and why.
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using present tenses to express future in relative clauses
The following three sentences, which forms are correct?
The people who will arrive at the meeting want to get some free drinks.(I can't delete will right?)
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Reduced relative clause with -ing [duplicate]
I have the following construction,
It is observed a shortage of studies that cover the full life cycle.
I doubt if I should say
It is observed a shortage of studies covering the full life cycle.
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Relative clause with an extra pronoun
i. Whoever plays, is good.
ii. Whoever plays, he is good.
iii. Whoever plays, they are good.
According to my understanding, the 1st is grammatical. 'Whoever' is the subject of the 1st verb as well as ...
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Why is 'He is a man whom I look up to.' not quite right even though it is not wrong?
There is nothing grammatically wrong with
'He is a man whom I look up to.'
The relative clause is non-defining, so no comma;
the relative pronoun refers to a person, so 'who', not 'which';
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