ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
Defining
- This is my uncle who lives in America
Non-defining
- This is my uncle, who lives in America
Subject of the Adjective Clause
- The person who/that organized the concert made a speech at the end of it.
- This is the book which/that is the bestseller of 2011
Object of the Adjective Clause
- This is an experience which/that we will never forget
- He is a person who/whom everyone adores
Object of a Preposition
- I am working for someone to whom I have never talked.
who/whom I have never talked to.
Possesive
- George, whose request was rejected at the meeting, sulked all day long.
- The door, the handle of which is broken cannot be opened.
Place
- The small town where/in which I was born has become a modern city.
Time
1980 was the year when/during which Turkey had gone through many problems, both political and sociological ones.
Reduction of Relative Clauses
- The bored students wanted to leave early. ( The students who were bored…)
- The student responsible for the broken window will be punished. ( The student who is responsible…)
- The book written by Elif Şafak has become a bestseller. ( The book which is written by…)
- The students making noise in class will be asked to leave the class ( The students who are making…)
- The book consisting of 60 chapters is really boring. ( The book which consists of…)
NOUN CLAUSES
That Connectors
- I think that politics is a corrupt institution.
Wh- Connectors
- What you see might not be reality all the time.
How-How much
- Don’t lift that box. Don’t you know how heavy it is?
When
- When he left the office is unclear.
Whether/If
- I do not know whether this information is correct
Why
- She did not tell me why she was cross with me
A Subject of a Sentence
- Whether he is reliable or not is uncertain.
As the Complement of a Sentence
- It is exactly how I thought!
As the Object of the Verb
- You cannot visualise how it is difficult to work in the field of medicine
As the Object of a Preposition
- I am curious about what you are thinking right now.
As an Appositive
- The fact that modern life has made us lonely cannot be denied.
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