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Relative clauses 2
In informal English, in defining relative clauses, when who, that, or which is the object of the verb, it can be omitted
The name of the woman I interviewed was Mrs.Norris
The car they bought was quite expensive
Notice that there is no pronoun in the relative
clause
The name of the woman I interviewed (*her) was Mrs.Norris
The car they bought (*it) was quite expensive
When the verb has a preposition , in formal English
the preposition goes with whom or which
That is the young man to whom I spoke
The job which she's applied is in Paris
Informally, we can omit the relative word and then the preposition goes at the end of the relative clause
That is the young man I spoke to
The job she's applied for is in Paris
Informally , we often omit the relative word when after day , year. Etc
That was the year I finished university
We often omit the relative word where after place, somewhere, etc
Do you know a place/ somewhere we can get a good sandwich
We often omit the relative word why after reason
The real reason she came was to speak to my father
We often omit a relative expression after way
That's the way they made drinks juice in Germany