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A Look at these example sentences from Unit 92:
  • The woman who lives next door is a doctor. (or The woman that lives ... )
    The woman lives next door.     who (= the woman) is the subject
  • Where is the cheese that was in the fridge? (or the cheese which was ... )
    The cheese was in the fridge.     that (= the cheese) is the subject

You must use who/that/which when it is the subject of the relative clause. So you cannot say
'The woman lives next door is a doctor' or 'Where is the cheese was in the fridge?'.

B Sometimes who/that/which is the object of the verb. For example:
  • The woman who I wanted to see was away on holiday.
    I wanted to see the woman.
    who (= the woman) is the object
    I is the subject
  • Have you found the keys that you lost?
    You lost the keys.
    that ( = the keys) is the object
    you is the subject.

 

When who/that/which is the object, you can leave it out. So you can say:
  • The woman I wanted to see was away. or The woman who I wanted to see ...
  • Have you found the keys you lostor ... the keys that you lost?
  • The dress Lisa bought doesn't fit her very well. or The dress that Lisa bought ...
  • Is there anything I can door ... anything that I can do?

Note that we say:
the keys you lost (not the keys you lost them)
the dress Lisa bought (not the dress Lisa bought it)
C

Note the position of prepositions (in/to/for etc.) in relative clauses:

Tom is talking to a woman - do you know her?
→ Do you know the woman (who/that) Tom is talking to ?

I slept in a bed last night - it wasn't very comfortable
→ The bed (that/which) I slept in last night wasn't very comfortable.

  • Are these the books you were looking foror ... the books that/which you were ...
  • The woman he fell in love with left him after a month. or The woman who/that he ...
  • The man I was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time. or The man who/that I was sitting next to ...

Note that we say:
the books you were looking for (not the books you were looking for them)
D
You cannot use what in sentences like these (see also Unit 92D):
  • Everything (thatthey said was true. (not Everything what they said)
  • I gave her all the money (thatI had. (not all the money what I had)

 

What = the thing(s) that:
  • Did you hear what they said? (= the things that they said)


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