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 | |
|---|---|
| They are all English teachers working at the same school. | |
| I know some people working there, too. | |
| There are oven-mitts hanging on the wall. | |
| Then I saw your bag sitting on the chair by itself. | |
| It's the first time I've heard of someone wanting cubed mushrooms. | |
| Basically, it's a boy size robot, thinking it's not a robot. | |
| Hang on a sec, there is another couple living upstairs. | |
| Also, in London we have digital time tables showing when buses are coming. | |
| It was definitely not me arranging the time! | |
