Grammatical
Summary
Relative Clause
“Introducers”
Introducers that
and wh-Words and Phrases
A relative clause can begin with one of the
following kinds of relative clause “introducer”:
1. the word that
2. a “wh-word”
such as who,
whom,
or which
3. a “wh-phrase”
that begins with whose
or that includes one of the wh-words
in #2.
Examples of #3 are whose
camera, to
whom, and from
which. The following sample sentences illustrate
these options:
A scanner is a device that
allows you
to convert an image to a digital format.
A scanner is a device which
allows you to convert an
image to a digital format.
A scanner is a device with
which you can
convert an image to a digital format.
A scanner is a device that
allows you to convert an image to a digital format.
The photographer whose
scanner I borrowed asked me to return it.
The photographer from
whom I borrowed
a scanner asked me to return it.
The photographer who
I borrowed a scanner from asked me
to return it.
The photographer that
I borrowed a scanner from asked me
to return it.
No Introducer
A fourth option for introducing a relative clause
involves neither that
nor a wh-word
or phrase. In such cases, the relative clause has no introducer
as in the sentences below.
The photographer I
borrowed a scanner from asked me to return
it.
There are many things you
can do with a digital camera.
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