English (UK)
In English, when a defining relative clause contains a continuous or passive verb form, we can often leave out who, that or which and the auxiliary. These are called reduced relative clauses and are very common in spoken English.
Example sentences :
| Reduced relative clause example sentences | |
|---|---|
| There are oven-mitts hanging on the wall. | |
| It's the first time I've heard of someone wanting cubed mushrooms. | |
| They are all English teachers working at the same school. | |
| Then I saw your bag sitting on the chair by itself. | |
| I know some people working there, too. | |
| Hang on a sec, there is another couple living upstairs. | |
| Basically, it's a boy size robot, thinking it's not a robot. | |
| Also, in London we have digital time tables showing when buses are coming. | |
| It was definitely not me arranging the time! | |
