| 23.0 Relative clauses - an introduction |
Relative clauses have the function to specify an element
of the main phrase. It can be the subject of the clause,
an object or also the idea of the phrase.
| Precision of the subject of the clause |
| The cat that is on the roof belongs to my brother. |
| The car, that you see over there, is red. |
| Precision of the indirect object of a phrase |
| I didn't give him, who always offended me, nothing. |
| Precision of the direct object of a phrase |
| He bought the car that he liked so much. |
| Precision of an idea |
| The war broke out, which was a disaster. |
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