Defining Relative Clauses
1Công thức
noun + who/which/that + clause (no commas)2Giải thích
Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định giúp xác định người hoặc vật nào đang được nói đến; câu không đủ nghĩa nếu thiếu mệnh đề này và không có dấu phẩy. Có thể dùng that thay who/which và có thể lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ khi nó là tân ngữ.
A defining relative clause identifies which person or thing we mean. The sentence is not complete in meaning without it, and it is not separated by commas.
3Khi nào dùng
- Identifying which one of a group
- Giving essential information
4Quy tắc cần nhớ
- No commas around the clause
- That can replace who or which
- The relative pronoun can be omitted when it is the object of the clause
- No preposition is needed after where or when
5Ví dụ
The students who passed the test received certificates.
The restaurant that we visited yesterday was excellent.
This is the app I told you about.
6Lỗi thường gặp
- The book, that I read, was great. (no commas: The book that I read)
- The film what I saw was boring. (that/which I saw)
- This is the DVD that I told you about it. (that I told you about)