CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER AMONG A, B, C OR D.
3.2 - Non-defining relative clauses (extra information clauses) : are used to add extra information which
is not necessary.
- They’re written between commas.
- Who is used for people.
- Which is used for things.
- That cannot be used.
Ex : The area, which has very high un employment, is in the north of the country.
* Notes :
+ We leave out the relative pronoun (who/which/that) if it is not the subject in the sentence.
( Hint: If there is a verb after who/which/that, do not leave out the relative pronoun.)
Ex : This is the boy who was at the party yesterday.
"who" is subject in the sentence, do not leave it out
Ex : This is the boy whom I met at the party yesterday.
"who" is not the subject in the sentence, so leave it out
This is the boy X I met at the party yesterday.
+ We don’t leave out the relative pronoun (who/which/that) if it is the subject in the sentence.
Ex : This is the bike which was in the shop window.
+
Subject:
* John, WHO built the house, was my sister’s husband.
* The house, WHICH was built in 1870, was demolished.
* Charles, WHOSE wife is a well-known doctor, has got a divorce.
+
Object:
* Susan, WHOM I saw last week, has won a prize.
* James gave Peter a present, WHICH he accepted.
* The doctor, WHOSE husband I had seen the day before, told me to
come back next day.
* The doctor, ABOUT WHOM I told you, wasn’t a nice man.