CLASS 9 · LEARNING KNOWLEDGE
Relative and object clauses with unambiguous references in Russian
How it works
In Russian, relative clauses are often formed with ‹который› and its inflected forms. Object clauses are usually introduced by the conjunction ‹что›. For clear and unambiguous sentences, the referent must be unambiguous. The gender and number of ‹который› agree with the referent, but the case depends on the function in the subordinate clause. Example: ‹Я вижу девушку, которая читает книгу.› Here ‹которая› refers clearly to ‹девушку›. An object clause: ‹Я знаю, что он придёт.›
Note
In the relative clause, ‹который› agrees with the referent in gender and number; the case depends on the function of the pronoun in the subordinate clause. Object clauses are usually introduced by ‹что›. The references must be unambiguous so that the sentence is understood correctly.
In the relative clause, ‹который› agrees with the referent in gender and number; the case depends on the function of the pronoun in the subordinate clause. Object clauses are usually introduced by ‹что›. The references must be unambiguous so that the sentence is understood correctly.
An example
Choose the correct form of ‹который›: ‹Я вижу мальчика, ___ играет в футбол.›
The correct form is ‹который›, because the pronoun refers to ‹мальчика› and is the subject in the relative clause: ‹Я вижу мальчика, который играет в футбол.›
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