Relative clauses
by Fabrizio Mertino
1. Defining relative clauses
1.1. La frase relativa è fondamentale per il significato della frase
1.1.1. The poem that you read is Shakespeare's
2. Non-defining relative clauses
2.1. La frase relativa non è fondamentale per il significato della frase
2.1.1. Shakespeare, who is the greatest poet of English literature, was born in 1564
2.2. Non-defining relative clauses NEVER use THAT
2.3. Sometimes we use WHOM, instead of who, when we are referring to an object
2.3.1. Nick Lane, whom I met during the conference, is Canadian
2.4. Non-defining relative clauses stay between commas
2.4.1. My new laptop, which is very fast, was a present
2.5. Molto comune è l'utilizzo di WHO, ma possiamo utilizzare WHICH, WHOSE (possession), WHERE (place) and WHEN (time)
2.5.1. WHICH is used to comment on a whole sentence
2.5.1.1. I run three times a week, which is a healthy habit