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CLAUSES

Relative clauses

A relative clause adds information about a noun with who, which, that, where or when: the man who lives next door.

Означальне підрядне речення додає інформацію про іменник за допомогою who, which, that, where або when: the man who lives next door.

PeopleThingsPlaces
+the man who lives herethe book that is on the tablethe town where I live
−the girl who doesn't speak Englishthe car that doesn't workthe shop where they don't sell milk
?Do you know the man who lives here?Is this the book that you want?Is this the town where you live?

who / that for people · which / that for things · where for places · when for times · No pronoun needed when it is the object: the book (that) I read

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Who, which and that as the subject

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Use who (or that) for people and which (or that) for things when the pronoun is the subject of the clause. Who (або that) вживаємо для людей, which (або that) — для речей, коли займенник є підметом підрядного речення.

The woman+ who / which / that+ lives+ next door

  • The woman who lives next door is a nurse. Жінка, яка живе поруч, — медсестра.
  • I need a phone that works well. Мені потрібен телефон, який добре працює.
  • The woman which lives next door is a nurse.
  • The woman who lives next door is a nurse.

Типова помилка: Українське «який / яка / що» підходить до всього. В англійській слово обирають за іменником: who — люди, which — речі, that — і те, й інше.

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I like movies who make me laugh.

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Leaving out the pronoun

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When the pronoun is the object of the clause, you can leave it out: the book I read. Never add another pronoun after the verb. Коли займенник є додатком підрядного речення, його можна пропустити: the book I read. Не додавайте після дієслова ще один займенник.

The film+ (that)+ we+ watched

  • The film we watched was long. Фільм, який ми дивилися, був довгим.
  • Where is the book you bought? Де книжка, яку ти купив?
  • The film that we watched it was long.
  • The film that we watched was long.

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The shoes   are too small.

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Extra information with commas

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Use who for people and which for things to add extra information between commas. Do not use that here. Для додаткової інформації між комами вживаємо who (люди) і which (речі). Слово that тут не підходить.

My sister+ , who+ lives+ in Lviv,

  • My sister, who lives in Lviv, is a nurse. Моя сестра, яка живе у Львові, — медсестра.
  • I love Kyiv, which is a beautiful city. Я люблю Київ, який є гарним містом.
  • My sister, that lives in Lviv, is a nurse.
  • My sister, who lives in Lviv, is a nurse.

Типова помилка: В українській кома перед «який» стоїть завжди. В англійській коми потрібні лише для додаткової інформації: My sister, who lives in Lviv, … Але без коми, якщо вона визначає іменник: The girl who lives here.

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My mother, is a doctor, works in Kyiv.

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Where, when and why

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Use where after a place, when after a time and why after the word reason. Після слова про місце вживаємо where, після слова про час — when, після reason — why.

The town+ where+ I+ live

  • This is the café where we first met. Це кафе, де ми вперше зустрілися.
  • I remember the day when I started school. Я пам'ятаю день, коли пішов до школи.
  • That is the restaurant which we had dinner.
  • That is the restaurant where we had dinner.

Типова помилка: Після слова про місце вживайте where («місце, де»), а не which: the town where I live, а не the town which I live.

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That is the school I studied.

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Everything that, not everything what

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After everything, all, nothing, something and anything use that. Use what only without such a word, when it means the thing that. Після everything, all, nothing, something, anything вживаємо that. What вживаємо без такого слова, коли воно означає «те, що».

Everything+ that+ she+ said

  • Everything that she said was true. Усе, що вона сказала, було правдою.
  • This is all that I know. Це все, що я знаю.
  • Everything what she said was true.
  • Everything that she said was true.

Типова помилка: Українське «що» має два відповідники: «усе, що» — everything that, «те, що» — what (What I need is time). Після everything чи all вживайте that, а не what.

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Everything he told me was a lie.