RELATIVE CLAUSES

1. The “red” clause is called defining relative clause, because the information given in the relative clause is essential to the meaning of the main clause.

They are introduced by who/that, which/that, whose, where, when.

When who, which or that are the object in the relative clause, we can leave it out.

• He’s the man who wrote the first Slovene book in the 16th century.

——-main clause—————————— relative clause—————————————

• Bring me the book, (which) I bought yesterday.

————main clause——————-- relative clause————-

2. The “red” clause is called non-defining relative clause, because the main clause still makes sense without the information given in the relative clause.

They are introduced by who, which, where or when.

• Ryanair, which was established in 1985 by the Ryan family, began with only 25 staff.

—main clause—————————- relative clause————————————— main clause————-