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Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them.

Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where, when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes them.

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Confused with the interpretation of the restrictive relative clause

The sentence: My sister who is from Chicago visited me last weekend. The interpretation from YouTube: I have more than one sisters and I am specifically talking about my sister who is from Chicago. Question: If I say, "The car that I bought last…
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To use vs Make use of. when to use what

I often hear 'to make use of something'. Is there any difference from just 'to use something'?
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The/My father who

Here's a quote from A Student's Introduction to English Grammar: On the basis of this kind of contrast, the two types of relative clause are traditionally called ‘restrictive’ (or sometimes ‘defining’) and ‘non-restrictive’ (or ‘non-defining’),…
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Can relative clauses be combined with adverbial clauses other than if-clauses?

The following is from Michael Swan's Practical English Usage: Relative clauses can also be combined with if-clauses in sentences like the following. I am enclosing an application form, which I should be grateful if you would sign and return. Then,…
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Independent clause markers

I understand independent clauses, and how there are certain markers such as however, therefore, consequently which can denote an independent clause. The common example of use is when one of them follows a semi-colon and is follwed by a comma,…
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Is "of which" a proper way to begin a relative clause?

Germany is subdivided into 16 (federal) states, of which Bavaria is the largest. The thing is that my dictionary is not perfectly clear about this, i.e. there is no direct translation available. Actually the direct translation according to the…
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Confusion about usage of "who" in a relative clause

I'm confused about two particular examples where "who" is used as a relative pronoun: Example-1: ...people who I have no idea who are. ...people who I have no idea who they are. Example-2: ...people who we have no idea what their intentions…
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Is 'what' both relative adjective and relative pronoun?

The body was no longer twitching. The skin had taken on a milky bluish tinge. The corner of the mouth seemed to have stopped bleeding, and what little blood was still visible now appeared very slightly darker and thicker, although the red,…
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Relative clauses: integrated, restrictive, non-restrictive, supplementary

H. W. Fowler established a terminology (I do not know if it originates with him), where clauses that are related to another clause through a pronoun are called relative clauses; he further drew a distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive…
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a noun just before the relative clause referring the whole sentence

Consider: They may play games, sports or simply sit and chat together, activities which are far healthier than sitting alone hunched over a screen. Can we omit activities? They may play games, sports or simply sit and chat together, which are far…
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"a person in respect of whom" vs. just "a person whom"

I just read an article containing this sentence: These criteria may be satisfied if the applicant is found to be a person in respect of whom Australia has protection obligations because they are unable or unwilling to return to their country…
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Is it necessary to end the sentence after "of which", "to which", etc. with the word linked to proposition?

To understand my question, let me draw you to the sample sentences I bring from another post: Usage / examples of "of which". She discovered so many spiders, of which she was most afraid. He answered all the listening and reading exercises, of…
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moving relative clause to the end of a sentence

I have this sentence of which I am not sure: "Establishing a commission in six months at the latest who will determine the rules of appointment" I do not want to move time expression to the end not to cause confusion but is the sentence…
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Can anyone explain the use of "in what" in the following sentence?

Can anyone explain the use of "in what" in the following sentence? In what some are seeing as a failure by Japan to live up to its responsibilities as a world power, only 11 refugees out of 5,000 applicants were granted asylum by Japan in…
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Using "is" versus "are" in a relative clause

I have run into a small question that I would like to check. When referring to one person out of a group, would one use "is" or "are"? For example: I know you are one of the members that is running things. I know you are one of the members that…
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