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Relative clauses
  • English language 2

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Warm-up Match the sentences and photos.
  • My sister who lives in London got married.
  • My sister, who lives in London, got married.

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Relative pronouns
Subject of the verb Object of the verb can be omitted Possession
people who/that This is the man who/that owns the place. who/whom/that He is the man who/that/whom I met at the party. whose This is Mr Brown, whose son lives in Paris.
Things/ animals which/that Give me the book which/that is behind you. which/that Have a look at the stamps which/that I bought yesterday. whose/of which Thats the place whose interior/ the interior of which is being redecorated.
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Relative adverbs
  • TIME when
  • PLACE where
  • REASON - why
  • Ill never forget the day when I first saw the
    Alps from a plane.
  • The house where he lives is a Victorian one.
  • Thats the reason (why) he left his job.

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Relative clauses
  • Defining relative clauses
  • (gives necessary info)
  • Thats the girl who invited me.
  • A computer is a machine which I use every day.
  • Non-defining relative clauses
  • (gives extra info)
  • Mary Smith, who is my first neighbour, has a
    black cat.
  • My PC, which I had bought on a discount, broken
    down last night.
  • THAT- no commas

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Fill in the blanks using the right relative
pronoun when, where, why, who, which, that or
whose.
  • Jill has some tips for those ____ wish to stay
    young. Eat plenty of food, _____ is good for
    you. Try to spend time in places _____ there is
    fresh air. Talk to young people, _____ ideas can
    open your eyes.
  • Jill Crowder _____ is 65, has a fascinating job.
    She works at the leisure centre _____ she teaches
    aerobics at classes _____ attract women of all
    ages. Jill, _____slim figure and fashionable
    hairstyle make her look younger, first attended a
    keep-fit class 45 years ago _____ she was a
    student. Then she heard about classes ____ needed
    an instructor. Thats ____ she started this
    career. Jills classes _____ last one hour,
    include dance and step exercises.

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Fill in the blanks using the right relative
pronoun when, where, why, who, which, that or
whose - solutions
  • Jill has some tips for those who wish to stay
    young. Eat plenty of food, which is good for
    you. Try to spend time in places where there is
    fresh air. Talk to young people, whose ideas can
    open your eyes.
  • Jill Crowder who is 65, has a fascinating job.
    She works at the leisure centre where she teaches
    aerobics at classes that/which attract women of
    all ages. Jill, whose slim figure and fashionable
    hairstyle make her look younger, first attended a
    keep-fit class 45 years ago when she was a
    student. Then she heard about classes which/that
    needed an instructor. Thats when she started
    this career. Jills classes which last one hour,
    include dance and step exercises.
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