word order, relative clauses

word order

The rules for the word order are not very in the English language are not very difficult to understand:

subject / adverb of frequency / verb / object (SVO) / time before place

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relative clauses

A relative clause is a subclause which describes an object more in detail.
It is initiated by a relative pronoun.

which

The relative clause is initiated by "which" if the the object it refers to is an item or a thing.

I like coffee which is hot.

who

If the relative pronoun refers to person. who.

I like people who are nice.

that

The relative pronoun that can be used for people as well as for things.

I like coffee that is hot.
I like people that are nice.

whose

The relative pronoun "whose" can be used in relation to context or ownership.
It can be used for people as well as for things.

The car whose door is broken.
The man whose wife is ill.

leaving out ot the relative pronoun

If the relative pronoun is used a indirect object you can leave it out.

The car (that) I was looking for.
The man (who) I worked for.

exercises - relative clauses and word order