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There is often confusion about the use of who, whose, whom, that,
which or where.
Examples of use :
I know a woman. She speaks 6
languages.
I know a woman. Her husband speaks 6 I know a woman whose husband speaks 6
languages.
languages.
When can we leave out relative pronouns (who, whom, which, that)?
In conversational English relative pronouns can be omitted when they are the object
of a relative clause. In a formal context it is usually wiser to leave the relative
pronoun.
Subject
Verb
Object
Tom
drives
a red truck
The person who drives a red truck is called Tom.
In this sentence 'who' refers to the subject so it cannot be
omitted.
The truck (that) Tom drives is red.
In this sentence 'that' refers to the object (the truck) so it can
be omitted.
Compare :
The woman who wanted to see me is a doctor. ('Woman' is the subject of the
sentence)
The woman (that) I wanted to see is a doctor. (Here 'woman' is the object, 'I"
is the subject.)