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| Relative pronouns: choosing between who, which, that | ||||
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| Does the clause affect the meaning? | Defining (= essential information) | Undefining (= additional information) | ||
| Can the pronoun be omitted? | Yes, if it is the object. # the book you're reading # the man I love |
No | ||
| Is it a person? | who/that # I don't like people who (that) are always loud. |
who # My sister, who lives in Madrid, is coming for the weekend. |
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| Is it an animal/a thing? | which/that # The song which (that) you wrote is very beautiful. |
which # The Azores, which lie 1400 away from Lisbon, are a perfect holiday destination. |
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