Monday, March 7, 2011

When can we omit a relative pronoun?

The rule is  if the relative pronoun refers back to the subject or object of the relative clause, not the main clause, it may  be omitted.

Example:
The woman (that) I was describing is over there. - fine
The woman told me the story is over there. - not grammatical

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http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/509.html

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