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  1. 04-Aug-2004, 18:37 #1
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    Default it is about relative pronouns

    when do i know when is a relative pronoun optional o required?
  2. 04-Aug-2004, 20:55 #2
    Tdol
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    The man who interviewed me was unfriendly.
    The man (who) I saw was unfriendly.

    In the first, the man is the subject, in the second he is the object, which is when it is optional.
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