Defining relative clauses
In a defining relative clause, we include
(2). The meaning of the sentence is not complete wit
1 Do you remember the woman who used to work
2 Do you have a thing that measures temperature? ~ You mean a
We often use (that) at the beginning of a defining relative clause instead of the object (3) or the
object of a preposition (4). We usually use (that) after noun phrases containing superlatives (5) or
quantifiers (6). i
3 [brought the dictionary. Maria wanted it. + I brought the dictionary (that) Maria wanted,
4 The film is ‘Twins’ He's talking about it. The film (that) he’s talking about is ‘Twins.
5 Its the best film (that) I’ve seen in years. « He was the worst teacher (that) I had at school.
6 There's a lot (that) I don't know about computers. Every person (that) we met had a cold.
i jon that identifies or classifies people (1) and thin,
eed Raut the defining relative clause. es
in the bookshop? She's a teacher now,
thermometer? Sorry, I don't,
We can also begin defining relative clauses with who, whom and which.
7 Tdon't know anyone who/whom I can trust. There are two rules which you must always obey,