tailieunhanh - Toefl CBT book part 11

Tham khảo tài liệu 'toefl cbt book part 11', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Part Wr Mr Vew p Wd visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at The relative clause that connect to the Internet is required. If it were omitted the sentence would have a different meaning. It would mean that all palm-sized computers are becoming popular which is different from what the sentence says now. The clause is restrictive because it restricts the meaning of the noun phrase Palmsized computers. Nonrestrictive clause Seabreeze High School which is on the beachside is the rival of Mainland High School. In this case you can omit the relative clause which is on the beachside and the sentence means the same thing Seabreeze High School is the rival of Mainland High School. The location of Seabreeze High School is provided as additional information and doesn t define the school so it is nonrestrictive. Who Whom and Whose Who and whom are also used in different ways but either word can be used in restrictive and nonrestrictive sentences. The difference between these two relative pronouns is that one is used to replace the subject of a sentence and one is used to replace the complement. Who is used to replace a noun phrase in the subject of the sentence. Whom is used to replace a noun phrase in the complement. The TOEFL test probably won t test the distinction between these two words because even native English speakers often use them incorrectly. The athletes have scored the most points. subject The athletes will play on the all-star team. The athletes who have scored the most points will play on the all-star team. Professor Allen is the only instructor. She has consulted Professor Allen about the project. complement Professor Allen is the only instructor whom she has consulted about the project. Note If the noun in question could be replaced by the pronoun him her or them then you need to use the relative pronoun whom. Just as the complement form of a pronoun always appears after a preposition so does whom. The officers are tired. The woman is talking to the .