Relative pronouns
Robert's parents , ……… are both retired , live in Spain.
Robert's parents , WHO are both retired , live in Spain.
The man told me you were out. He answered the phone.
The man WHO/THAT answered the phone told me you were out.
She showed me a photograph of her son. He is a policeman.
She showed me a photograph of her son, WHO is a policeman
Isabelle is a writer. Her cat looks out the window all day.
Isabelle, WHOSE cat looks out the window all day, is a writer.
Have you still got the money ……………… I gave you?
Have you still got the money (WHICH/THAT) I gave you?
The police are still trying to identify the body. It was found last week.
The police are still trying to identify the body WHICH/THAT was found last week.
We decided not to swim in the sea. It looked rather dirty.
We decided not to swim in the sea, WHICH looked rather dirty.
I met an old friend. He told me all about a book he'd just read.
I met an old friend WHO told me all about a book he'd just read.
New York City , ……… has a population of more than 8.5 million , is the largest US city.
NewYork City, WHICH has a population of more than 8.5 million , is the largest US city.
Peter is going to marry a girl. Her sister is in my class.
Peter is going to marry a girl WHOSE sister is in my class.
That kid is my neighbor. His parents are over there.
That kid, WHOSE parents are over there, is my neighbor.
A car was stolen. It was found at the airport.
The car WHICH/THAT was found at the airport was stolen.
That man over there, ...... name I don't remember, is an artist.
That man over there, WHOSE name I don't remember, is an artist.
This is the school. I studied there as a child.
This is the school WHERE I studied as a child
The new stadium will be opened next month. It holds 90,000 people.
The new stadium, WHICH holds 90,000 people, will be opened next month.
You recommended that book to me. It was very good.
The book (WHICH/THAT) you recommended to me was very good.
Next weekend I'm going to San Francisco, ... my sister lives.
Next weekend I'm going to San Francisco, WHERE my sister lives.
It seems that Earth is the only planet. It can support life.
It seems that Earth is the only planet WHICH/THAT can support life.
The storm caused a lot of damage. Nobody had been expecting the storm.
The storm, WHICH nobody had been expecting, caused a lot of damage.
A simplified edition is easier to read than the original. It's shorter.
A simplified edition, WHICH is shorter, is easier to read than the original.