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Relatives
A relative joins
a dependent clause to the rest of a sentence. These relative clauses
function adjectivally within a sentence, modifying nouns as part of a noun
phrase.
| Pronominal
relatives |
who,
whom, whose, which, that |
| Adverbial
relatives |
where,
whey, why |
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Relatives
have antecedents (a preceding noun to which they refer); if you find
no antecedent, the word may be functioning as something other than a
relative.
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Relatives
have antecedents (a preceding noun to which they refer); if you find
no antecedent, the word may be functioning as something other than a
relative.
The pilot who flew us through the thunderstorm. (the pilot is the
antecedent and who is the relative)
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American Literature