RELATIVE PRONOUNS [restrictive / non-restrictive]

RELATIVE PRONOUNS [restrictive / non-restrictive]



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... the man  0?  Mariana is engaged to?[informal]

? the man whom  Mariana is engaged to?[formal]

... the man who Mariana is engaged to?[formal]

... the man to whom Mariana is engaged?[very formal]






REFERENCES

Leech, G. & Svartvik, J. (1984). A Communicative Grammar of English. 2nd Ed. London: Longman

pp. 367-372

Swan, M. (1995). Practical English Usage. 2nd Ed. Oxford: OUP

pp. 493-494

 

Relative Pronoun Redux

 

http://www.arrantpedantry.com/tag/relative-pronouns/

 

Εμμανουήλ Νίνος [ΠΕ06]