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leaving out relative pronouns car (that) you bought
When a relative pronoun [who/which/that) is the object of the following verb, we often leave it out.
But we can't leave out a relative pronoun when it is the subject of the following verb.
(I phoned a man.) (A man phoned me.)
The man that I phoned spoke Spanish. The man that phoned me spoke Greek.
— The man I phoned spoke Spanish. (NOT Tbe-man-phoned me spoke Greek.)
The train that you want leaves at 10.00. The train that stops at York goes at 8.00.
—>• The train you want leaves at 10.00. (NOT The train steps-at-Yerkr§ees-at-&QQ;)
Is the relative pronoun the subject (S) or object (O) of the following verb?
► the woman who wrote this letter..... 4 a man who(m) 1helped......
► the film that 1 saw ..... 5 the weather that we have had
1 the languages that she spoke...... 6 a machine that makes paper.
2 a woman who helped m e...... 7 that car which you bought ....
3 the sweater which 1 wore...... 8 the man who cuts my hair....
0 Look at Exercise 1. Find the expressions with object relative pronouns and rewrite them
without who(m), which or that.
^. the film . I saw 3
0 Join the sentences in the place marked * without using who, which or that.
► The cup of coffee* is on the table. You wanted it.
The cuep of coffee ^ou. w a ite d Is ow the table.
1 I'm working for a man*. I've known him for twenty years.
2 They played a lot of music*. I didn't like it.
3 The campsite* was very dirty. We found it.
4 I'm going on holiday with some people*. I know them.
5 That book* is very good. You gave it to me.
6 The ring* belonged to her grandmother. She lost it.
7 I'm driving a car*. I bought it 15 years ago.
8 The papers* are on the table. You wanted them.
Q Write three sentences beginning Everybody I know ...
► 1 llte.es roc-te w,ucslc.
1
2
3
In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full RELATIVE PRONOUNS 257
forms (for example / am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
