subject pattern adjective (relative) clauses have some
special characteristics:

Reductions: Clauses with BE

When a subject-pattern adjective clause
contains BE, the relative pronoun and
BE can often* be omitted:

The woman who is talking to Janet
is her sister. ---> The woman talking
to Janet is her sister.

That man who is from Sweden
speaks six languages. ---> That man
from Sweden speaks six languages.

The people who were injured in
the accident were friends of mine. --->
The people injured in the accident
were friends of mine.

Reductions: Clauses with BE

The people who have been elected
have very high qualifications. --->
The people elected have very
high qualifications.

The skates that are beside the door
belong to my brother. --->
The skates beside the door belong to
my brother.

The meeting that's on Saturday
is very important. --->
The meeting on Saturday is
very important.

Rephrasing: Clauses with HAVE



Rephrasing: Clauses with HAVE

When an adjective clause contains
HAVE (meaning "own," "possess,"
or "is characterized by", another
kind of change is possible:

Do you know anyone who has
change for a dollar? ---> Do you
know anyone with change for a dollar?

There's only one person who has
blond hair in my class. ---> There's
only one person with blond hair
in my class.

Rephrasing: Clauses with HAVE

I live in the house that has the
palm tree in front. ---> I live in the
house with the palm tree in front.

She likes food that has lots of
hot spices. ---> She likes food
with lots of hot spices.

Rephrasing: Clauses with HAVE

When adjective clauses contain
BE wearing, BE wearing can be
changed to in:

The woman who is wearing
the green silk suit isa doctor. -->
The woman in the green silk suit
is a doctor.

The man who is wearing the red
plaid shirt is my brother. --->
The man in the red plaid shirt
is my brother.