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Combine: The woman is my advisor. She helped me choose my major.
The woman who helped me choose my major is my advisor.
Combine: I met a student yesterday. You were talking to him.
I met a student you were talking to yesterday.
Combine: The teacher is very strict. We respect her a lot.
The teacher whom we respect a lot is very strict.
Combine: The professor is giving a lecture today. Students admire him.
The professor whom students admire is giving a lecture today.
Combine: The restaurant is always full. It serves authentic Italian food.
The restaurant that serves authentic Italian food is always full.
Reduced? The student who won the scholarship is from Brazil.
No
Reduced?: The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting.
Yes
Reduced?: The woman whom we met at the conference is a researcher.
No
Reduced?: The car that was parked outside has been towed.
No
Reduced?: The teacher who the students admire is retiring this year.
Yes
Break: The woman who is speaking at the event is a famous journalist.
→ The woman is a famous journalist. → She is speaking at the event.
Break: The laptop that I bought last week is already broken.
→ The laptop is already broken. → I bought it last week.
Break: The students who were late to class missed the quiz.
→ The students missed the quiz. → They were late to class.
Break: The movie that we watched last night was very confusing.
→ The movie was very confusing. → We watched it last night.
Break: The man whose car was stolen called the police immediately.
→ The man called the police immediately. → His car was stolen.
