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Your feedback says:

RELATIVE PRONOUN - you have used the wrong relative pronoun form (who, which, that, where, whose, preposition + who/which, zero relative); or you have used it incorrectly; or a relative pronoun is needed.

 

So what’s the problem? And what do you need to do?

English relative clauses are fairly complicated for foreign learners as the system is quite different from many other languages, both in terms of form and usage. Also there are two different types of relative clauses: defining and non-defining relative clauses which may or may not use commas. Study the principles and examples to help you decide what you need to choose in your writing.

 

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If you find more useful exercises for any type of error, please let us know and we will add the links. Visit www.ngberger.com for other materials that may help you on your pre-sessional course or other studies in academic or business English.

Please send your comments to Norbert G. Berger. This document was updated 03/08/2003.

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