Title: Relative clauses
1Relative clauses
2Warm-up Match the sentences and photos.
- My sister who lives in London got married.
- My sister, who lives in London, got married.
3Relative 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.
4Relative 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.
5Relative 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
6Fill 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.
7Fill 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.