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Relative Clause

The document discusses relative clauses and how to use relative pronouns like who, which, and that to add identifying or defining information about a person or thing. It provides examples of relative clauses used as subjects and objects and explains how to form sentences using relative pronouns and relative clauses. Key points include who is used for people, which is used for things, and that can be used for people or things. The relative pronoun must agree in number with the noun it refers to.

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Relative Clause

The document discusses relative clauses and how to use relative pronouns like who, which, and that to add identifying or defining information about a person or thing. It provides examples of relative clauses used as subjects and objects and explains how to form sentences using relative pronouns and relative clauses. Key points include who is used for people, which is used for things, and that can be used for people or things. The relative pronoun must agree in number with the noun it refers to.

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RELATIVE CLAUSE

LANGUAGE PRACTICE
Relative clauses Grammar Reference page 128

Subject Object
He’s someone who/that She’s someone
can make me laugh. (who/that) I can call
(her) anytime.
She’s someone who/that She was the first person
makes friends easily. (who/that) I met.
He’s the one who/that is They’re people
talking to Joe. (who/that) I know very
well.
LANGUAGE PRACTICE
Relative clauses Grammar Reference page 128

Subject Object
Those are the books It’s something
which/that helped me. (which/that) we like to
do.
Whose
He’s someone whose life
has changed a lot.
She’s the one whose
phone is ringing.
Grammar Reference page 128

We can use a relative clause to identify, define,


or classify a person or thing. The relative clause
follows a noun.
• I have a lot of friends who are interested in
music.
• I work in a store which sells books and
magazines.
Grammar Reference page 128

We can begin a relative clause with the relative


pronoun who, which, or that. We use who for people,
which for things, and that for people or things.
• I have a friend who is very generous.
• I go to a school which is very traditional.
• Do you like people that talk a lot?
• Can you think of a book that is very funny?
How to form a sentence with a relative clause:

subject
I like a game. The game is challenging.
that/which

I like a game. That/which is challenging.

I like a game that/which is challenging.


How to form a sentence with a relative clause:

subject
John is my best friend. My best friend (John)is kind.
who

John is my best friend. Who is kind.

John is my best friend who is kind.


The relative pronouns who, which, and that can
function as the subject or object of the relative
clause.

Relative pronoun as subject Relative pronoun as object


(noun + subject relative (noun + object relative
pronoun + verb) pronoun + noun/pronoun +
verb)
I like a game that is I saw a movie that I liked.
challenging.
I like to be around Those are the people
people who are friendly. who she likes.
How to form a sentence with a relative clause:

object
I saw a movie. I like a movie.
that/which

I saw a movie. That/which I like.

I saw a movie that/which I like.


How to form a sentence with a relative clause:

object
Those are the people. She like those people.
who

Those are the people. She like who.

Those are the people who she like.


The verb in the relative pronoun agrees with the noun
that comes before it.

I know lots of people who are outgoing. (I know lots of


people who is reliable.)
Those are the people who he was talking about.
(Those are the people who he were talking about.)
We can also begin a relative clause with the possessive
relative pronoun whose. Whose indicates that the noun
that follows it belongs to the preceding noun.

These are the people. Their party was last week.


whose

These are the people whose party was last week.


This is the woman. Her children study with me.
whose

This is the woman whose children study with me.
These are the people. She rents their house.
whose

These are the people whose house she rents.
This is the woman. He knows their children.
whose

This is the person whose children he knows.
We can omit who, which, and that in object
relative clause, but we can never omit whose.
Relative pronoun as object Explanation: Relative
(noun + object relative pronoun as an object
pronoun + noun/pronoun +
verb)
I saw a movie that I liked. I saw a movie.
I saw a movie I liked. I liked a movie.
Those are the people Those are the people.
who she likes. She likes the people.
Those are the people she
likes.
• This is the guy (who) they introduced me to.
• I loved the movie (which/that) we watched
last night.
• This is the boy whose parents I met
yesterday. (This is the boy parents I met
yesterday.)
Rewrite these sentences using relative clauses. Use who, whose and which.
1. A lion is an animal. It is very strong.
A lion is an animal which is very strong.
2. A novelist is a person. He writes novels.
A novelist is a person who writes novels.

3. A bottle opener is a device. It opens bottles.


A bottle opener is a device which opens bottles.
4. The girl speaks Chinese. Her mother writes poems.
The girl whose mother writes poems speaks Chinese.
5. A detective is someone. He discovers the truth about crimes.
A detective is someone who discovers the truth about crimes.

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6. This is the man. The man saved the kid.
This is the man who saved the kid.

7. The house is beautiful. The house’s windows are open.


The house whose windows are open is beautiful.

8. The writer won the Nobel Prize. The writer wrote that article.
The writer who wrote that article won the Nobel Prize.

9. He bought a car. The car runs fast.


He bought a car which runs fast.

10. He was wearing a cap. The cap was black.


He was wearing a cap which was black. He was wearing a black cap.

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11. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.
This is the man who I spoke to the other day.
12. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.
They elected a new mayor whose aim is to help the poor.
13. I really like the car. I bought it last year.
I really like the car which I bought last year.
14. Mr. Black took over the company. His wife died last year.
Mr. Black, whose wife died last year, took over the company.

15. The restaurant is the best in town. We usually eat there.


The restaurant which we usually eat is the best in town.

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11. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.

12. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.

13. I really like the car. I bought it last year.

14. He bought a car. The car runs fast.

15. He was wearing a cap. The cap was black.

Source: https://www.english-practice.at/

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