Relative clauses are like adjectives. They give us more information about nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives:
- She bought a pretty dress.
- My English teacher gave me a new book.
Relative Clauses:
- She bought a dress that has some rine stones on it.
- The teacher who was teaching English here last year has moved to another city.
Whenever possible, we live out relative pronouns (who, that), especially in spoken English.
- The movie (that) I like the best is the Exorcist.
- The man (who) she loved has died.
Pay attention to the word oder in the relative clause when the verb has a preposition (send for, listen to, etc.):
- This is not the book I sent you for.
- I really like the song we listened to at the meeting.