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| - | ==== Contact clauses ==== | + | ===== Contact clauses |
| - | There’s a special type of defining | + | There’s a special type of relative clause that is used very often especially in spoken English. Compare the following sentences: |
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| - The music that went on for hours. | - The music that went on for hours. | ||
| - | In the a-example sentences, the relative clause has its own **subject**. In this case, the relative pronoun (who, which, that) can be omitted [weglassen]. | + | <WRAP box 100%> |
| + | In the a-example sentences, the relative clause has its own **subject**. In this case, the relative pronoun (who, which, that) can be omitted [weglassen]. | ||
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| So the a-examples could also read: | So the a-examples could also read: | ||
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| - It’s the type of big job (that) I like. | - It’s the type of big job (that) I like. | ||
| - It’s lovely here with … friendly people (who) I’ve really learned to love. | - It’s lovely here with … friendly people (who) I’ve really learned to love. | ||
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| This type of defining relative clause is called a **contact clause**. | This type of defining relative clause is called a **contact clause**. | ||
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| + | === Contact clauses in contrast to regular [normal] relative clauses === | ||
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| + | | | |object((of the relative clause))|**subject**((of the relative clause))| | | ||
| + | ^**contact clause**^The castle^(which)^you^can visit^is on the hill^ | ||
| + | |normal relative clause|The castle| |which|stands|on the hill is nice. | | ||
| + | ^**contact clause**^The city^(that)^I^love^is Edinburgh. ^ | ||
| + | |normal relative clause|The city| |that|is|500 years old has many houses.| | ||
| + | ^**contact clause**^The power station^(which)^I^am working on^ will be finished soon.^ | ||
| + | |normal relative clause|The power station| |which|works|with water is very new.| | ||
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| + | === Rule for the use of the contact clause === | ||
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| + | If the **relative clause has its own subject**, we can leave out the relative pronoun (who, which, that). | ||
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| + | You can also say this in a different way: | ||
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| + | When the **relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause**, you can leave it out.) | ||
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