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Unit the people we met the hotel you stayed at
1 0 2 (relative clauses 2)
The man is carrying a bag.
It's very heavy.
2 sen ten ces
The bag (that) he is carrying is very heavy.
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Kate w on som e m oney.
W h at is she going to do w ith it?
2 sen ten ces
KA TE
W h at is Kate going to do w ith the m oney
(that) she won?
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You can say:
O The bag that he is carrying ... o r The bag he is carrying ... (w ith or w it h o u t that)
O ... the m oney that Kate won? o r ... the m o ney Kate won?
You do not need that/ w ho/ w hich when it is the object:
su b ject verb o b ject
The man was carrying a bag —> the bag (t h at) the m an was carrying
Kate w on som e m oney —> the m oney (t h at) Kate won
You w anted som e books —> the books (t hat) you w anted
W e m et som e people —> the people (w h o ) we m et
O Did you find the books you w anted? (o r ... the books that you wanted?)
O The people we m et were very friendly, (o r The people w ho we m e t ...)
O Everything I said was true, (o r Everything that I said ...)
W e say:
O The film we saw was very good, (n o t The film we saw it w a s...)
Som etim es there is a p rep o sitio n (to/ in/ at etc.) after the verb:
Eve is talking to a m an. —»
W e stayed at a hotel. —>
I told you about som e books. —>
Do you kno w the m an Eve is talking to?
The hotel we stayed at was near the station.
These are the books I told you about.
W e say:
... the books I told you ab out (n o t the books I told you ab o ut them )
You can say '(a place) where ...;:
O The hotel w here we stayed was near the station. (= The hotel we stayed a t ...)
You m ust use w ho/ that/ w hich when it is the su b ject (—> Unit 101):
O I m et a w om an w ho can speak six languages, (who is the sub ject)
O Jack was wearing a hat that was too big for him . (that is the sub ject)
214 [ a person who ..., a thing that/ which ... (relative clauses 1) 4 Unit 101