Omitting who which examples

In the examples below, the common usage is given with the defining relative clause highlighted. The pronoun that would be used in more formal written English instead of that is given in parentheses. The relative pronoun can only be omitted when it is the object of the clause. When the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause, it cannot be omitted.

See below, in the first sentence the relative pronoun cannot be ommitted because it is the subject of the relative clause "the woman spoke". In the second sentence, the pronoun can be omitted because "the woman" is the object of the verb "loved".

It may be omitted when it is not the subject of the clause. Home Welcome to EF. Programs See everything we do. Offices Find an office near you. You can see also Omission of Articles.

For better understanding about omission of relative pronouns :. Previous: Omission of Articles. Next: Subject and Verb Agreement. All rights reserved. The mismatch between syntax and semantics is pretty well-documented in the literature. Weird, huh? Something kind of similar happens when we describe the weather. Thanks for the additional explanations! Or is my explanation way too artificial or even wrong to think like that? The passive voice in English is one of the weirdest and most confusing things about the English language.

We know this because we use subject pronouns, even in passive voice constructions. By Robby. Shawn Kovac. Thanks a bunch!!!! Helped me a loooooot. Robert Allen. Brian Pearce. Robby Kukurs. The woman who was anxious in the club,seemed to be very rich.

Which one is correct?? Tina G. Mziko Kapanadze. Cheers, Robby. After certain verbs e. He left a message on my voice mail that he was leaving immediately for Vienna. I replied to his message that he should remain in Britain. He shouted at me that he was fed up with living in Britain. These include so that and now that which we can use to talk about purpose and result and providing that and provided that which we can use to talk about imposing conditions.

In a more formal style we may prefer to retain that , but in an informal style it is often omitted. Compare the following: We intend to send her to Brazil so that she can perfect her Portuguese.