Relative Clause

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Relative Clause
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Relative Clause
Defining Relative Clause
Non-defining Relative Clause
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Defining Relative Clause
A defining relative clause tells us which
person or thing the speaker means.
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Examples

• The house which has a chimney was broken by a
  thief.
• The boy who wears a purple shirt was tied up by
  the thief.
• The bag which has an LV logo was stolen by the
  thief.
• The man who wears a pair of red glasses is the
  .

thief
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• We use who/that when we are talking about
  people, instead of he/she/they.

• The boy who/ that wears a purple shirt was tied
  up by the thief.
• (The boy was tied up by the thief. He wears a
  purple shirt.)
• The man who/ that wears a pair of black glasses
  is the thief.
• (The man is the thief. He wears a pair of black
  glasses.)

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• We use which/ that when we are talking about
  something, instead of it.

• The house which/ that has a chimney was broken by
  a thief.(The house was broken by a thief. The
  house has a chimney.)
• The bag which/ that has an LV logo was stolen
  by the thief.
• (The bag was stolen by the thief. The bag has an
  LV logo.)

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• We use whose when we are talking about
  something belonging to or relating to a person
  instead of his/ her/ their

The boy whose shirt was purple was tied up by the
thief. (The boy was tied up by the thief. His
shirt was purple.) The man whose pair of glasses
is black is the thief. (The man is the thief. His
pair of glasses is black.)
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Non-defining Relative Clause
A non-defining relative clause gives us extra
information about theperson or the thing.
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Examples

• David, who is a policeman, caught the thief.
• The police arrested the thief in HKFYG Lee Shau
  Kee College, which is a secondary school.
• David scolded Peter, whose hands were hurt by the
  thief.

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Points to note