Relative Clause Types
Like wh-questions,
relative clauses come in two major types: (1) those that have the relative
pronoun as the subject of the clause and (2) those that have the relative
pronoun as something other than the subject of the clause (object or complement
or object of a preposition).
In addition,
relative clauses can be added to nouns in just about any part of a sentence--at
the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of sentences. Let's analyze
the location and type of relative clause in each of the following sentences:
1. I bought a book that was
highly recommended by my sister.
2. I bought a book that my sister recommended.
3. The book that is required for this workshop comes highly recommended.
4. The book that my sister recommended was quite useful.
2. I bought a book that my sister recommended.
3. The book that is required for this workshop comes highly recommended.
4. The book that my sister recommended was quite useful.
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1 I
bought a book that was highly recommended by my sister.
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Core
sentence
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I bought a
book.
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Sentence
that became the relative clause
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The book
was highly recommended by my sister.
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Relative
Pronoun Function
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subject of
the relative clause
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Location
of the relative clause
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it's at
the end of the sentence--attached to the noun that's the direct object--part
of the large noun phrase that is the direct object
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2 I
bought a book that my sister recommended.
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Core
sentence
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I bought a
book.
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Sentence
that became the relative clause
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My sister
recommended the book.
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Relative
Pronoun Function
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direct
object of the relative clause
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Location
of the relative clause
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it's at
the end of the sentence--attached to the noun that's the direct object--part
of the large noun phrase that is the direct object
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3 The
book that is required for this workshop comes highly recommended.
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Core
sentence
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The book
comes highly recommended.
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Sentence that
became the relative clause
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The book
is required for this workshop.
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Relative
Pronoun Function
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subject of
the relative clause
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Location
of the relative clause
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it's at
the beginning of the sentence--attached to the noun that's the subject--part
of the large noun phrase that is the subject of the sentence
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4 The
book that my sister recommended was quite useful.
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Core
sentence
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The book
was quite useful.
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Sentence that
became the relative clause
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My sister
recommended the book.
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Relative
Pronoun Function
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direct
object of the relative clause
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Location
of the relative clause
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it's at
the beginning of the sentence--attached to the noun that's the subject--part
of the large noun phrase that is the subject of the sentence
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Exercise 37
1. Whose
2. Whose
3. Which you spoke yesterday
4. Who the highest in the school
5. What
6. Who
7. Whose
8. Whose
9. What
10. What
11. Whose
12. What
13. Whose
14. That
15. Whose
Exercise
38
1. George is
the man chosen to represent the committee at the convention.
2. All of
the money was accepted has already been released.
3. The
papers on the table belong to patricia.
4. The man
brought to the police station confessed to the crime.
5. The gril
drinking coffee is Mary Allen.
6. John’s
wife, a professor, has written several papers on this subject.
7. The man
talking to the policeman is my uncel.
8. The book
on the top shelf is the one that i need.
9. The
number of students have been countrd is quite high.
10. Leo
Evans, a doctor, eats in this restaurant every day.
