Theme 1: phonetics
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| It’s speed that causes accidents, not bad roads.
2. Non- identifying relative clauses gives information which is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Non-identifying relative clauses have commas at both ends unless this is also the end of the sentence. Mr Brown, who lives at number 36, has been arrested. I’ve invited Linda, who lives in the next flat. The Hilton hotel, which we stayed at while we were in New York, is expensive. Note: a. “that” cannot be used in non-identifying relative clauses. b. “which” can refer to a whole clause.
c. Object pronouns in non-identifying clauses must be used Nam, who/whom we met yesterday, is my neighbor. d. In non-identifying relative clauses after numbers, and words like many, most, neither, some, both, several, few, we use of before whom and which. Her sons, both of whom work abroad, ring her up every week. I saw several houses, most of which were quite unsuitable.
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