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Defining relative clauses 2
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  1. Cuando entre los pronombres “who/which” y el verbo existe un sujeto, éstos pronombres pueden omitirse:

The car (which/that) she bought was a Porsche El coche (que) se compró era un Porsche

The girl (who/that) we met yesterday is an actress La chica (que) conocimos ayer es actriz

      2. El pronombre 'when' siempre puede ser omitido.

I have forgotten the day (when) we have the doctor appointment

      3. Cuando el pronombre 'who' va precedido de una preposición, se utiliza la forma 'whom'.  No obstante,       este uso se considera formal y en el habla cotidiana se prefiere omitir el pronombre o utilizar 'who' , colocando la preposición al frinal de la oración de relativo:

The scientist is a possible Nobel winner. We are waiting for him

The scientist for whom we are waiting is a possible Nobel winner.

The scientist (who) we are waiting for is a possible Nobel winner.

 

 

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Defining Relative Clauses: When to Use the Pronoun
Defining Relative Clauses: When to Use the Pronoun
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Contexts for Adverb Relative Clauses
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