non-defining

[aysaa]

Hello,

-It was not Mr. Brown, I saw yesterday at the shop.

-Your brother, I met yesterday, seems very sempathic.


I know we can't use 'that' with non-defining relative clauses. But, can we construct a sentence as above while using non defining relative clause? Must we always use 'who, whom' with non-defining?

Thanks...

[Finicky]

Hello,

-It was not Mr. Brown, I saw yesterday at the shop.

-Your brother, I met yesterday, seems very sempathic.


I know we can't use 'that' with non-defining relative clauses. But, can we construct a sentence as above while using non defining relative clause? Must we always use 'who, whom' with non-defining?

Thanks...

This is a cleft construction, not a defining relative construction:
It was not Mr. Brown, I saw yesterday at the shop.
It was not Mr. Brown I saw yesterday at the shop.
It was not Mr. Brown that/who I saw yesterday at the shop.


Non-defining relative construction:
Your brother, I met yesterday, seems very sympathetic.
Your brother, who I met yesterday, seems very sympathetic.

Correct spelling: sympathetic

[Raymott]

Hello,

-It was not Mr. Brown, I saw yesterday at the shop.

-Your brother, I met yesterday, seems very sempathic.


I know we can't use 'that' with non-defining relative clauses. But, can we construct a sentence as above while using non defining relative clause? Must we always use 'who, whom' with non-defining?

Thanks...

No, you can't do that without a relative pronoun.