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Old 04-Aug-2004, 18:37
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when do i know when is a relative pronoun optional o required?
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Old 04-Aug-2004, 20:55
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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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