Relative Clauses
- 1. RELATIVE CLAUSES WHO : This is the man who helped me yesterday. WHERE: This is the place where I was born. THAT: I told you the truth that you didn´t want to hear.
- 2. WHOSE: Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? WHOM: I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
- 3. WHICH : Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? WHY : You didn´t tell me the reason why we met him .
- 4. 1. The relative pronoun stands in place of a noun. This noun usually appears earlier in the sentence: The woman who/that spoke at the meeting was very knowledgeable verb + rest of main clause verb + rest of relative clause relative pronoun referring to 'the woman', subject of 'spoke' Noun, subject of main clause
- 5. 2. Who, whom and which can be replaced by that. This is very common in spoken English. 3. The relative pronoun can be omitted ( ø ) when it is the object of the clause: The mouse that the elephant loved was very beautiful. OR The mouse the elephant loved was very beautiful.
- 6. 4. Whose is used for things as well as for people. Examples: The man whose car was stolen . A tree whose leaves have fallen .
- 7. 5. Whom is very formal and is only used in written English. You can use who/that , or omit the pronoun completely : The doctor whom/who/that/ø I was hoping to see wasn't on duty.
- 8. 6. That normally follows words like something, anything, everything, nothing, all, and superlatives. Examples: There's something that you should know . It was the best film that I've ever seen . Examples:
- 9. Examples: A clown is someone who makes you laugh .
- 10. An elephant is an animal that lives in hot countries .
- 11. The plums(ciruelas) that were in the fridge were delicious. I have eaten them.
- 12. Where are the plums ( that) I put in the fridge ?
- 13. Has anyone seen the book(that) I was reading ?
- 14. Nothing that anyone does can replace my lost bag.
- 15. Let's go to a country where the sun always shines .
- 16. They live in the house whose roof is full of holes .
- 17. Complete the sentences using relative clauses. Use who and which . A Scottish is a person (live in Scotland) Nessie is a monster (live in Loch Ness)
- 18. A fridge is a thing (keep food cool) A DJ is someone (play music in a disco)
- 19. A bee is an insect (make honey) A lemon is a fruit (be yellow and sour)
- 20. A watch is a thing (tell the time) A ferry is a ship (carry people across the water)
- 21. A shop assistant is someone (work in a shop) A key is a thing (can open and lock doors)
- 22. ANSWERS A Scottish is a person (live in Scotland) A Scottish is a person who lives in Scotland Nessie is a monster (live in Loch Ness) Nessie is a monster that lives in Loch Ness
- 23. A fridge is a thing (keep food cool) A fridge is a thing that keeps food cool A DJ is someone (play music in a disco) A DJ is someone who plays music in a disco
- 24. A bee is an insect (make honey) A bee is an insect that makes honey A lemon is a fruit (be yellow and sour) A lemon is a fruit that is yellow and sour
- 25. A watch is a thing (tell the time) A watch is a thing that tells the time A ferry is a ship (carry people across the water) A ferry is a ship that carries people across the water.
- 26. A shop assistant is someone (work in a shop) A shop assistant is someone who works in a shop A key is a thing (can open and lock doors) A key is a thing that can open and lock doors
- 27. bye and good luck!.