We don't use 'that' in non-defining relative clauses, so we need to use 'which' if the pronoun refers to a thing, and 'who' if it refers to a person.
Try another exercise about defining relative clauses, both subject and object here. Try an exercise about defining relative clauses, both subject and object here. Try an exercise where the relative pronoun is the object here. 
The doctor (who / that) my grandmother liked lives in New York. The woman (who / that) my brother loves is from Mexico. The university (which / that) she likes is famous. The bike (which / that) I loved was stolen. The police arrested a man (who / that) Jill worked with. John met a woman (who / that) I had been to school with. We went to the village (which / that) Lucy recommended. She loves the chocolate (which / that) I bought. Again, the clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence. In this case we can drop the relative pronoun if we want to. Next, let's talk about when the relative pronoun is the object of the clause. Try an exercise where the relative pronoun is the subject here. The house which / that belongs to Julie is in London. The camera which / that costs £100 is over there. The man who / that phoned is my brother. The people who / that live on the island are very friendly. More examples (clause after the subject of the sentence): I sent a letter which / that arrived three weeks later. We bought a house which / that is 200 years old. I'm looking for a secretary who / that can use a computer well. We can't drop the relative pronoun.įor example (clause after the object of the sentence): The relative clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence. We use 'who' for people and 'which' for things. (Everybody knows where London is, so 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information).įirst, let's consider when the relative pronoun is the subject of a defining relative clause. I live in London, which has some fantastic parks. We don't need this information to understand the sentence. (If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean).Ī non-defining relative clause gives us extra information about something. Defining and Non-definingĪ defining relative clause tells which noun we are talking about: → She lives in New York, which she likes. 
We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something. (See a list of all the exercises about relative clauses here.) Relative clauses What is a relative clause?
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