3.8.7

Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns

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Relative Clauses Without Relative Pronouns

Sometimes, we can leave out the relative pronoun in relative clauses. Let's look at some examples...

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2) The city he lives in

  • We can leave out the relative pronoun 'that' and the sentence still makes sense.
Illustrative background for 2) The girl has pigtailsIllustrative background for 2) The girl has pigtails ?? "content

2) The girl has pigtails

  • We can leave out the relative pronoun 'who' and the sentence still makes sense.

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