How to use who, that, and which in Defining Relative Clauses.
Welcome, students, to today's lesson on relative clauses! Understanding how to use "who" and "that" in sentences can help with your writing and speaking skills.
Example: "The person who bakes bread is a baker."
In this sentence, "who" is a relative pronoun that connects the two parts of the sentence. It helps us identify which person we are talking about-the one who bakes bread. However, we can also use "that" in certain situations. Let's explore when to use each and when we can even omit them.
1. Using "Who": We use "who" when referring to people. For instance:
• "The teacher who inspired me is Mrs. Jackson."
2. Using "That": We use "that" when referring to both people and things. For example:
• "The book that I recommended is on the shelf."
• We can also use which here: ‘’The book which I recommended is on the shelf’’.
3. Omitting Pronouns: In some sentences, we can omit "who" or "that" without affecting the meaning. Consider the example:
• "The person I met yesterday bakes bread."
Here, we have left out the relative pronoun, and the sentence still makes sense. I’ll give you the grammar rules which explain when you can leave out the relative pronouns in the video.
There are two exercises for practise to help you become familiar with the pattern of the grammar in sentences which use relative clauses.
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Sir, Informative video!!! Answer-1. Whom 2.who 3.which 4.who 5. Which 6. Which 7.who/that 8.which 9.who 10.that/who
5.The tree that stans next to the school always flowers in April.
4.The artist who painted picture is very famous.
Respected sir, that you are without doubt the tallest grammarian on this planet admits of no doubt, which is why I am making a hand-folded entreaty to your genius and greatness to shed some light on the following concept and let me know which of the following sentences are grammatically correct and which not -Question -Shakespeare was a great dramatist.He wrote "Othello"(Join the sentences with Relative Pronouns). Sir,my answers are -(A) Shakespeare was a great dramatist who wrote "Othello"(B) Shakespeare,who wrote "Othello",was a great dramatist.(C) Shakespeare, who was a great dramatist, wrote "Othello". Sir, are all these answers correct,or there is anything wrong with any answer?Do please explain the subtitles to help me push back the boundaries of knowledge of the English grammar.I keep on awaiting your valued take on this.
9.The man who sent the email was the boss of the conpany.
6.the book that I lost was very valueble.
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1.The lady who you want has just left.
8.The eggs which I bought last week have gone bad.
2.A baker is a petson who bakes bread.
good evening sir ! I still could not understand what kind of sentence should we ought to leave it out if necessary. Your vadios are quite usfull for me and thanks a lot!
@splendidenglishgrammar
3 ай бұрын
Well done for completing the exercise correctly! Most native English speakers leave out relative pronouns from some of these sentences in a natural way, mainly because it sounds right to their ear. Look at this example where there is really no problem between 'that' or 'which'. Example: The garage didn't have the car (that or which) I wanted. The relative clause tells us which car the garage didn't have. It defines the antecedent (what comes before) CAR and is a defining relative clause (no comma here) Analyse the relative clause like this: Object: that or which; Subject: I; Verb: wanted. If you think of this another way - The garage didn't have the car I wanted - you see we have omitted the relative pronouns (that/which) because they are not the subject of the relative clause. The same happens with 'whom' in a defining clause - Example: The man (whom or to whom) you spoke to was a detective. The man you spoke to was a detective. The grammatical name for these types of clauses is 'a contact clause' and they are very common in both speech and writing. My next video is about non-defining relative clauses which are less common in speech but are found more in writing - you will see (that) they include commas. And there are different rules about leaving out the relative pronouns.
@paulho6244
3 ай бұрын
good morning Sir! I am really appreciate for your guidance these mattets.I have seen the comment you've sent back to me several times.I try to defind it that likes some of object relative clause or whom relative clause we would leave out these pronouns (on informal speaking or writing) .I am definitely looking forward to seeing you new vedio! ❤
10.Henry ford was the man who invented mass-production.
3.The letter which we received today came from America.
7.The postman who delivers the letters has not been for three days.
Informative video !!! Sir Thanks!!!! Could you please make detailed videos on Participle, Gerund and Infinitive with its reduced form. Waiting for your positive response!!!
@splendidenglishgrammar
2 ай бұрын
Video link kzread.info/dash/bejne/dH2HqqubkZy1iqg.html Have a look at this video, plus four others which follow. Because students around the world use different definitions for English grammar, it is not always clear when they use a particular term exactly what they mean. What do you mean by infinitive with its reduced form? Could you give an example sentence?
Your write in screen is two small
He didn’t explain that and which.
@splendidenglishgrammar
3 ай бұрын
In slide five of my lesson you will see in the video 'Can we leave out who/that' which explains where the relative pronoun can be omitted. In spoken English, native speakers are quite happy to change 'that' and 'which' as part of colloquial speech, and it is very often more natural to them to omit the pronouns in some cases. So you could have another look at the video and apply these rules to both relative pronouns. There is more about relative clauses - defining and non-defining - in my next video because it such a big and sometimes difficult subject.