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Defining Relative Clause

Subject The person who phoned me last night is my teacher.
The person that phoned me last night is my teacher.

The car which hit me was yellow.

The car that hit me was yellow.
Object The person whom I phoned last night is my teacher.

The person that I phoned me last night is my teacher.
The car which I drive is old.

The car that I drive is old.
Possesive The student whose phone just rang should stand up.

Students whose parents are wealthy pay extra.
The police are looking for the car whose driver was masked.

The police are looking for the car of which the driver was masked.

2. Non-Defining Clauses

We use relative pronoun (who, that, which, whose, and whom) to introduce a non-
defining relative clause,or a clause that we don’t need to understand what or who is being

referred to. We use commas in defining relative clause. In writing, we use commas areound
non-defining relative clauses.

Non-Defining Relative Clause

Subject Mr.Bram, who phoned me last night, is a kind teacher.

Mr.Bram, that phoned me last night, is a kind teacher.
The car, which was a taxi, hit a pedestrian yesterday.

The car, that was a taxi, hit a pedestrian yesterday.
Object Mrs. Rita, whom I like much, is my teacher.

Mrs. Rita, that I like much, is my teacher.
The car, which I am driving now, is Toyota.

The car, that I am driving now, is Toyota.
Possesive Varel, whose motorcycle you borrowed just now, is a kind boy.

We can take a taxi, whose tariff is using taxi fare meter.
We can take a taxi, of wich tariff is using taxi fare meter.

Adapted from: English in use book

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