OMITTING RELATIVE PRONOUNS

When can we omit relative pronouns?

Compare :

- The girl who lives next door is from Ghana. (subject)

- The girl (that) I live with is from Ghana. (object)

Relative pronouns can be omitted in the following cases :

1) When they are the object of relative clauses (as above).

ex : - The candidate (that) I interviewed was from Japan.

2) In reported speech :

ex : - He said (that) Mr. Bell had invented the telephone.

3) After adjectives :

ex : - I'm glad (that) you came.

- She was surprised (that) he noticed.