This subject was brought to my attention by Mohan Angbo from Nepal who’s been asking me some great questions. He asked why we need that in some sentences but not in others. I suspect that many of you will find this an interesting subject. Well, at least some. Let’s start by looking at two example sentences.… Continue reading That: How to Connect Sentences with That, and When Can You Leave it Out
In this article we’ll talk about who, which and whose. These are called relative pronouns. (Just so you know.) The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all. – Mark Twain When to Use Who You use “who” to refer (talk about) a person. Example: The man who is driving that old… Continue reading Relative pronouns: Who, Which, and Whose
This subject is on request: Let’s practise making sentences with “whose.” Whose is a relative pronoun. Other relative pronouns are: who, which, and that. by Leonard Bentley You need a relative pronoun if you want to combine two sentences. For instance: Suppose you have the two following sentences: 1 The boy won the poetry contest.… Continue reading Relative Clauses with Whose
What are relative clauses? Relative clauses are the parts of the sentence that give additional information, often about a noun. They’re not independent sentences, so you can’t put them on their own. They often start with a wh-word, which in technical terms is called the relative pronoun. Relative clauses are an economic way of putting… Continue reading Relative clauses: Who, Which, and Whose
This lesson is great for practising your word order in English. As you know, you can combine sentences in English, like this: 1) I know who she is. There are two parts in this sentence. They are called clauses. A clause is a kind of sentence: it has a subject and a verb. (The subject… Continue reading I Know Who She Is – Noun Clauses
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