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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: |
- Example | - Example | ||
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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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