B1 · Relative clauses
Relative clauses: keep it or drop it?
Learn when you can leave out who, that or which — then drill it until it sticks.
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The rule
Look at the one word right after who / that / which:
- Is it a verb? Then the pronoun is the subject → you must keep it.
The teacher who inspired me… - Is it a new subject (a name, a noun, or a word like I, we, she, the storm)? Then the pronoun is the object → you can drop it.
The teacher who I admired… → The teacher I admired…