LIN204H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Possessive Determiner, Demonstrative, Relative Pronoun
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The man [who has the counterfeit bills] is over there. Functions like an adjective that modifies a noun. Occurs at the beginning of the relative clause. Subject, object of the verb, possessive determiner, object of a preposition. The car that was parked illegally was towed. The car, which was parked illegally, was towed. We are defining the car with respect to other parked cars. Adds parenthetical information and are not defining this car with respect to other ones. In written english, who is preferred when referring to humans. Acceptable for the object of the verb. Which and that for non-humans but acceptable for humans. The book that i read was great. They said that she is very competent. Ex) our ancestors are buried next to the plot where jim morrison is buried. We arrived at a moment when tempers were flaring. Explain the reason [why you are late] Can be omitted but can sound really odd- really need modifications adjacency.
