...relative pronouns
(rel -a - tive pro - nouns)
Relative pronouns are used to link two sentences together.
There are five basic forms: that, who, which, and the "elliptic"
form.
Relative Pronouns - that,
who, which, whose and the "elliptic" form. |
Japanese |
Pronoun |
Sentence |
Sentence |
Combined |
Japanese |
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that |
He likes the
girl. |
The girl lives in Canada. |
He likes the girl who lives in Canada. |
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|
who |
She likes the
boy. |
The boy lives in Canada. |
She
likes the boy that lives in Canada. |
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which |
I bought a bike. |
John recommended it. |
I
bought a bike which John recommended. |
|
|
whose |
I found a bike. |
The bike has an owner. |
Whose the owner of the bike I found? |
|
|
elliptic (form) |
She's the lady that I dated. |
She's
the lady I dated. |
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