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Hanni9
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Please help me!
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Help me to solve this problem. Thanks in advance
1. Combine two sentences using relative clause
I come from America. I live with my parents
--> I who live with my parents come from America.
I wonder whether I can use relative pronoun " Who" with a pronoun " I"
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20 Dec 2009
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Pacchy
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I come from America where I live with my parents. |
20 Dec 2009
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aquarius_gr
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I come from America, where I live with my parents. (Non-defining relative clause)
In theory you could also say "I, who live with my parents, come from America" but you�ll probably never read or hear that. Yes, you can use who with I, very uncommon though.
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20 Dec 2009
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Carla Horne
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Hi,
I agree with Pacchy. Subordinate clauses are supposed to be at the end of sentences, so you don �t need a comma in front of them. When you put a subordinate clause at the beginning, you must put a comma to show that it is out of place.
You could say, "I am from America; and when I live in America, I live with my parents." This is a compound-complex sentence, so I have to put a semicolon before the "and."
Carla
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20 Dec 2009
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