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Topic 8

Relative clauses

who, which, that, whose, where, when; defining va non-defining, vergul qoidasi.

Nisbiy olmoshlar

  • who — odam: the girl who won;
  • which — narsa, hayvon: the book which I read;
  • that — odam va narsa (faqat defining);
  • whose — egalik: the man whose car was stolen;
  • where — joy, when — vaqt: the town where I was born.

Defining va non-defining

Defining — qaysi biri ekanini aniqlaydi, vergulsiz: Students who study hard pass. Olmosh to‘ldiruvchi bo‘lsa tushirib qoldirilishi mumkin: the book (that) I bought.

Non-defining — qo‘shimcha ma’lumot, vergul bilan, that ishlatilmaydi va olmosh tushmaydi: My brother, who lives in London, is a doctor.

Butun gapga ishora: He passed the exam, which surprised everyone.

Qisqartirish

The man standing there is my uncle (= who is standing). The house built in 1900 is a museum (= which was built).

Ko‘p uchraydigan xato

Vergulli izohda that ishlatish va olmoshdan keyin yana olmosh qo‘yish: the book which I read it — noto‘g‘ri.