Questions tagged [relative-pronouns]
A "relative pronoun" is a pronoun referring to an earlier noun, sentence, or part of a sentence.
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Incorrect usage of that in relative clauses
I was in a class of relative clauses and, out of context and in order to give an example, I said:
I know a man that he lives in London.
However my teacher said that using the 'that he' pronouns is ...
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It/these/they (pronouns)
Someone has been calling me all morning
Don't worry, these are just spam calls
I realize that "calls" are in plular and thus we should use "these/those", but is it possible to use ...
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'That' versus 'Which'
I am preparing for a prestigious examination that opens the doors for becoming a top dog in the government. English plays a vital role in the examination. So, I've started taking lessons from an ...
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"We met the students whom you taught English." Versus "We met the students whom you taught English to."
I am taking classes to improve my English. The instructor and I were going through 'Relative Clauses' this morning, when this particular sentence came up.
We met the students who you taught English.
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Referring question of the phrase " in this respect" in the following sentence
For the activity of being aware is one of those, like chess in this
respect, where understanding their point is itself part of their
point.
It's seem like the phrase "in this respect" ...
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"…the form that any account must take which invokes…”? What is the antecedent of "which"?
For while it may not show that a reductive mechanistic account is
impossible, a proof that we are inescapably embodied agents to
ourselves does show the form that any account must take which
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Does the word "THAT" in this sentence need to be replaced by the word "WHEN"? "Not a week goes by that I don’t wish I was never born."
This is a sentence from a person's regret about being born. The sentence is:
"Not a week goes by THAT I don’t wish I was never born."
I understand the sentence, but I am not quite sure about ...
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When there is an embedded clause, is the relative pronoun after it always restrictive?
When there is an embedded clause, is the relative pronoun after it always restrictive?
Or, can it be used as a descriptive relative pronoun?
For example, is which in the passage used as a descriptive ...
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Is "from which he came" correct? Shouldn't it be "which he came from"? [closed]
The narrator speculates as to which asteroid from which the little prince came.
(The little Prince, a novel originally written in French)
Do you find this grammar acceptable? I think it should be:
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Why can't I grammatically repeat the object with the pronoun "it"?
Someone told me that this sentence is wrong grammatically:
Where is the calculator that I lent it to you yesterday?
I've read the feedbacks from many people that I shouldn't include "it", ...
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"that/which/who" word choice
She is the perfect accountant which/*who/*that her predecessor was not.
This is not the type of modern house which/* that/* ( ) my own is.
（CGEL, Quirk et al, 1985, Sec 17.14）
Could someone ...
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Can I omit the relative pronoun from this non defining clause
Ram, whom I called yesterday, is a very good boy.
Can this sentence be reduced to:
Ram, I called yesterday, is a very good boy.
My confusion arose after I saw somewhere that the relative pronoun can't ...
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I'm so confused whether these clauses can be reduced or not
We know that defining relative clauses can be reduced. Let's look at some examples.
The boy whom I called yesterday knows you.
= The boy I called yesterday knows you. (The relative pronoun is ...
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'I think' In Relative clause
Put your clock forward to the furthest it can go which I think is 2025.
which relative pronoun is used for 'furthest' and acting as a subject for 'is 2025'.
My question is that it's also working as a ...
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Can the subject of a sentence also be its object?
Can the subject of a sentence also be its object?
In the sentence, "There came a man who was sent from God," is "man" both the subject of "came" and the object of "...
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what does “which” refer to here？
Mr. Miller 's cost revenue figures paint an inaccurate picture because they do not consider the additional sales taxes from alcohol purchases, only revenue from alcohol excise taxes, the bulk of which ...
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How to use relative pronoun correctly?
This is the example sentence:
I take the bus regularly passing by my office, which is fully packed with
commuters.
In this sentence, I'd like to say that the bus "is fully packed with the ...
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"from whom" or "from who"?
I think that 'who' is not good here because it is in front of a preposition. 'whom' seems to be grammatically ok. A paper I've been reading is written as following.
Who? or Whom? which is correct here?...
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relative pronouns, to infinitive, present participle. Are they interchangeable?
Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon.
Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
Armstrong was the first man walking on the moon.
Are they all the same? If not, what it the ...
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Those / These / They
Here is a piece of the text I'm writing now:
The region was populated by Indigenous Australians who managed to preserve their traditional crafts. They / Those / These included ceramics, leather ...
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antecedent of relative pronoun 'which'
This is from a TIME article.
The irony is that despite all of Buterin’s cachet, he may not have the
ability to prevent Ethereum from veering off course. That’s because he
designed it as a ...
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What is the antecedent of 'which' in this sentence?
Is it a hurricane or the preceding clause, My village was hit by a hurricane? Sometimes it feels it doesn't matter what the antecedent is, just like this case. But I want to know if there is any rule ...
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Interpretation: relative clause after a prepositional phrase
Let's consider the following sentence:
He loves these books on a shelf that his dad gave him.
I' m a bit confused about the meaning the sentence conveys. To my knowledge, I think this sentence can ...
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"Whoever" or "whomever"
Which of the below sentences is correct?
I shall challenge whoever approved of the decision.
I shall challenge whomever approved of the decision.
The reason for my uncertainty about whether 'whoever'...
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"The friend of John who I hate" vs "John's friend who I hate" [duplicate]
On another language forum, I was told that sentences like,
This is John's friend who I hate.
This is my car which I've had for two years.
etc. are wrong and we should say these instead:
This is ...
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Does "which" refer to the Chinese buzzwords or the social changes and cultures?
The Chinese buzzwords usually reflect the social changes and cultures, some of which are increasingly popular with the foreign media.
I saw this sentence in an exam. What is the antecedent of " ...
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Verb *be* followed by nominative or accusative case of the pronoun
It is I who need your help.
It is me that needs your help.
Source Practical English Usage
In the first example, the verb be is followed by a nominative case of the personal pronoun and the relative ...
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necessity of 'which' in this sentence
Instead, from his hub at the center of the wheel, he could choose how much attention to give them, as well as which other rim points he wanted to focus on.
Instead, from his hub at the center of the ...
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Can I use "those that VERB …" instead of "those who VERB …"?
Can I use "those that VERB …" instead of "those who VERB …"?
And if it's true, is it common?
I came across following sentence in a blog post.
I was doing demos in the PET and ...
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Which clause a preposition belong to matters to determine whether who or whom is used?
In general, both who and whom can be used in the following sentence, although whom may be preferred in strict grammar:
I knew who/whom he was talking with.
I think in the following sentence, whom ...
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Is it possible to put more than two prepositions before a relative pronoun?
I think the following is OK:
I was talking to whom he was looking at.
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Can I move the 'at' in front of the 'whom'?
So the sentence will be:
I was talking to at whom he was looking.
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relative pronouns - subject and object used inside the same clause
I would really appreciate if someone could explain this to me.
He invented a weapon that was so dangerous that no one dared to use (it).
I was certain that there is no need for it here but a friend ...
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For who or For whom
What is the correct usage in the sentence:
“I am the one for who / whom the cafe was kept open.”
Since who / whom refers to the subject “I”, would the subjective case “who” be correct?
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1. Please tell me the place where you want to visit tomorrow. 2. Please tell me the place which you want to visit tomorrow. Which is correct?
Please tell me the place where you want to visit tomorrow.
Please tell me the place which you want to visit tomorrow.
Which do you think is more natural or likely to be spoken by native English ...
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his only son that . .
Is the following sentence okay? Does it imply that the person has more than one son?
His only son that lives in New York is visiting him this Friday.
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a new material [that] they say is as soft as cotton
Can the relative pronoun "that" be omitted in the following?
A group of researchers has developed a new material that they say is as soft as cotton but as strong as Kevlar and as conductive ...
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What does "it" refer to in this passage? [duplicate]
I'm trying to figure out what is 'it' referring to in the context of this sentence:
Within a week of the opening, it was discovered that nuts and
bolts as well as maintenance lamps had been stolen..
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relative pronouns "that" versus "where"
Sentence one: "This is the place that I remember."
Sentence two: "This is the place where we first met."
Why do we use "that" and not "where" in sentence one?
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Is 'all of which accompanies the meaning and goes beyond it' grammatically correct?
In this passage from "Understanding the Subject of a Poem":
Instead, people go to the trouble [of writing poetry] because poems sound a certain way, are built in certain shapes, and have ...
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Is 'the same (thing) as (possessive pronoun)...' grammatically acceptable?
Swan's book explains:
In short answers we use me, him, etc. (informal) or I,
he, etc. with a verb (more formal). The same thing happens after as and than.
Informal
I've got the same number as him
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"His teacher friend Sam helped me a lot." Is it grammatically correct?
Kindly suggest which sentence is most correct.
His teacher friend Sam helped me a lot.
His friend Sam, a teacher...
His friend Sam who is a teacher...
Which is the suitable construction?
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When & That difference
A man and a woman are talking on the phone:
I'm sorry, but can you please cancel my appointment for today?
Sure thing.
Is there another day when you can come in?
How about Saturday? The morning is ...
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Why is it ungrammatical to put the preposition at the end of the sentence in "preposition+relative pronoun" sentence?
This is my house which I live in.
This is my house in which I live.
What makes the first ungrammatical here? To me, a non-native speaker, both seem totally fine. Does the first one go against some ...
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Present simple with "that" vs. a participle
I know the subordinate conjunction that is often omitted. Here are two sentences:
Select the course containing the exercises you want to repeat.
Select the course contains the exercises you want to ...
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What does the "which" refer to in this sentence?
I'm an English learner struggling to decipher the following sentence:
To a medical student the final examinations are something like death: an unpleasant inevitability to be faced sooner or later, ...
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What does the "which" refer to in this sentence?
I'm an English learner struggling to decipher the following sentence:
To a medical student the final examinations are something like death: an unpleasant inevitability to be faced sooner or later, one'...
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Can "who" function as a conjunction
My teacher told me that "who", in the following, functions as a conjunction.
The one who is teaching now is my brother
And functions as a relative pronoun in the following:
A man who ...
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"which called", "which is called", "which was called"
Which version is better to say? What's the difference among them? I would like to understand the best version for this sentence and also under what circumstances I may use "which called", &...
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Is it correct to say ... "is that when"?
Consider the following sentence:
One disadvantage of exams is that students feel really irritated if
they mess up one.
Is it correct if I change it to this one?
One disadvantage of exams is that ...
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People aren’t inanimate features of a building
For example, if you were afraid of standing on balconies, you would start on some lower floors and slowly work your way up(literally) to higher ones.
Facing your fears isn’t as easy or tidy when it ...
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