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Adjective Clauses - Subject And Object Relative Pronouns
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Adjective Clauses
Subject and Object Relative Pronouns
Object relative pronouns
Subject relative pronouns - who and that
Object relative pronouns -
who, whom and that
When the relative pronoun is the object of the clause (when it receives the action):
- The friend who sent me flowers lives in Paris.
- The flowers that he sent me are really beautiful.
When we talk about "object relative pronouns", we're talking about people or things that receive the action.
To give more information about things, we use only that (not who):
- The Harvest Moon festival is a holiday that takes place in autumn.
- Sushi is a dish that comes from Japan.
Subject relative pronouns
We call them "subject relative pronouns" because they do or perform the action.
Subject relative pronouns - who and that
To give more information about people, we can use the relative pronouns who or that:
- My sister is the girl who (or that) is wearing a costume.
- Jorge Falcón is a comedian who (or that) loves to tell jokes.
- The girl who (or that) dances ballet is very cute.
Adjective Clauses
An adjective clause has 3 main characteristics:
- It contains a subject and a verb.
- It begins with a relative pronoun (who, that, whom).
- They function as adjectives, identifying or describing people or things.
My sister is the girl who is wearing a costume.