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Here we go again!
My query today is how do I work out what the subject and object is in a sentence using a relative clause?
All my grammar books say is that if the relative pronoun is the object, then it can be left out (sometimes).
If it's the subject, then it has to remain in the sentence, But what formula do we use to find out what the subject/object is?
E.g. 'The lady who lives next door is a doctor.'
My grammar book tells me 'who' is the subject of this sentence, therefore it must remain.
E.g. 'The movie which we saw last night wasn't very good.'
In this example, 'which' is now the object, so it can be left out of the sentence.
Is there a simple way to work out what job the relative pronoun is doing?
In all the sentences I have read, it appears the the subject comes directly before the verb in the relative clause, so in my 1st sentence 'who lives', it makes who the subject.
Then in my 2nd sentence 'which we saw', we is the subject and which is now the object.
Is this the rule, or am I doing it all wrong?
My query today is how do I work out what the subject and object is in a sentence using a relative clause?
All my grammar books say is that if the relative pronoun is the object, then it can be left out (sometimes).
If it's the subject, then it has to remain in the sentence, But what formula do we use to find out what the subject/object is?
E.g. 'The lady who lives next door is a doctor.'
My grammar book tells me 'who' is the subject of this sentence, therefore it must remain.
E.g. 'The movie which we saw last night wasn't very good.'
In this example, 'which' is now the object, so it can be left out of the sentence.
Is there a simple way to work out what job the relative pronoun is doing?
In all the sentences I have read, it appears the the subject comes directly before the verb in the relative clause, so in my 1st sentence 'who lives', it makes who the subject.
Then in my 2nd sentence 'which we saw', we is the subject and which is now the object.
Is this the rule, or am I doing it all wrong?