RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

• We use RELATIVE PRONOUNS to add a relative clause
  to a sentence.
• The relative pronoun refers to the noun before
  the relative clause.
• You are the person WHO gets the highest marks.

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

• WHO / THAT ? people
• The girl who / that works at the library is
  very friendly.
• WHICH / THAT ? things
• School is a place which / that gives you an
  education.
• WHEN ? time
• There are times when my mind goes completely
  blank during his lessons.
• WHERE ? spaces and places
• You need to find a room where you can study
  properly.
• WHOSE ? possession
• There isnt anyone in the class whose marks
  are worse than mine.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people .. have survived
  terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck ..
  saved them.
• But there are also people .. luck isnt so good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day .. the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place .. the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend .. brother is a rescue worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck ..
  saved them.
• But there are also people .. luck isnt so good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day .. the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place .. the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend .. brother is a rescue worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck WHICH
  / THAT saved them.
• But there are also people .. luck isnt so good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day .. the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place .. the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend .. brother is a rescue worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck WHICH
  / THAT saved them.
• But there are also people WHOSE luck isnt so
  good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day .. the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place .. the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend .. brother is a rescue worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck WHICH
  / THAT saved them.
• But there are also people WHOSE luck isnt so
  good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day WHEN / THAT the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place .. the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend .. brother is a rescue worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck WHICH
  / THAT saved them.
• But there are also people WHOSE luck isnt so
  good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day WHEN / THAT the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place WHERE the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend .. brother is a rescue worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck WHICH
  / THAT saved them.
• But there are also people WHOSE luck isnt so
  good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day WHEN / THAT the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place WHERE the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend WHOSE brother is a rescue
  worker.
• Thats the site .. the hotel collapsed.

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• Complete each sentence with a suitable relative
  pronoun. There may be more than one possible
  answer.
• We often hear about people WHO / THAT have
  survived terrible disasters.
• Its wonderful to hear about the good luck WHICH
  / THAT saved them.
• But there are also people WHOSE luck isnt so
  good.
• The writer of the diary was in Sri Lanka on the
  day WHEN / THAT the tsunami happened.
• Sri Lanka was the place WHERE the tsunami killed
  over 30,000 people.
• Ive got a friend WHOSE brother is a rescue
  worker.
• Thats the site WHERE the hotel collapsed.

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

• Defining Relative Clauses

• Non-defining Relative Clauses

• They give essential information about the noun
  that they follow.
• Shes the woman WHO I met last night.
• We can omit the relative pronoun if it is the
  object of the relative clause.
• Thats the film that / which we saw.
• Hes the teacher that / who I cant stand.

• They give extra information about the noun they
  follow.
• We cant omit the relative pronoun.
• We always use commas.
• We never use that.
• John Brown, who is 81 years old, has just
  passed an A-level exam.
• My university has a great library, which is a
  big advantage.

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• These are non-defining relative clauses.
  Complete them with the correct relative pronoun
  and add the commas.
• I couldnt help the young girls .. were swept
  away by a wave.
• The wave .. was over a metre high came out of
  nowhere.
• The tsunami .. effects were terrible will never
  be forgotten.
• Our hotel .. hundreds of tourists were staying
  was destroyed.

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• These are non-defining relative clauses.
  Complete them with the correct relative pronoun
  and add the commas.
• I couldnt help the young girls, WHO were swept
  away by a wave.
• The wave .. was over a metre high came out of
  nowhere.
• The tsunami .. effects were terrible will never
  be forgotten.
• Our hotel .. hundreds of tourists were staying
  was destroyed.

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• These are non-defining relative clauses.
  Complete them with the correct relative pronoun
  and add the commas.
• I couldnt help the young girls, WHO were swept
  away by a wave.
• The wave, WHICH was over a metre high, came out
  of nowhere.
• The tsunami .. effects were terrible will never
  be forgotten.
• Our hotel .. hundreds of tourists were staying
  was destroyed.

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• These are non-defining relative clauses.
  Complete them with the correct relative pronoun
  and add the commas.
• I couldnt help the young girls, WHO were swept
  away by a wave.
• The wave, WHICH was over a metre high, came out
  of nowhere.
• The tsunami, WHOSE effects were terrible, will
  never be forgotten.
• Our hotel .. hundreds of tourists were staying
  was destroyed.

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• These are non-defining relative clauses.
  Complete them with the correct relative pronoun
  and add the commas.
• I couldnt help the young girls, WHO were swept
  away by a wave.
• The wave, WHICH was over a metre high, came out
  of nowhere.
• The tsunami, WHOSE effects were terrible, will
  never be forgotten.
• Our hotel, WHERE hundreds of tourists were
  staying, was destroyed.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo. They have caught the tiger which / that
  escaped from the zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo. They have caught the tiger which / that
  escaped from the zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
  The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo. They have caught the tiger which / that
  escaped from the zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
  The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
  Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo. They have caught the tiger which / that
  escaped from the zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
  The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
  Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here. There is the
  town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo. They have caught the tiger which / that
  escaped from the zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
  The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
  Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here. There is the
  town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
  Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Combine sentences using a defining relative
  clause. Make any necessary changes.
• Here is a woman. She survived the tsunami. Here
  is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD is great. You bought it. That new
  CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger. It escaped from the
  zoo. They have caught the tiger which / that
  escaped from the zoo.
• The artist is very talented. He won first prize.
  The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours. Their dog bit me.
  Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• This is the town. I was born here. There is the
  town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day. We met on that day.
  Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child. Her mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami. The article was
  about a child whose mother had rescued her during
  the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo.
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• There is the town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo.
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• There is the town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo.
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• There is the town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo. ?
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented.
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• There is the town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo. ?
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented. ?
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me.
• There is the town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo. ?
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented. ?
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me. ?
• There is the town where I was born.
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo. ?
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented. ?
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me. ?
• There is the town where I was born. ?
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo. ?
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented. ?
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me. ?
• There is the town where I was born. ?
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami.

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• Look at your answers to previous exercise. In
  which sentences can you omit the relative
  pronoun?
• Here is a woman who / that survived the tsunami.
  ?
• That new CD which / that you bought is great.
• They have caught the tiger which / that escaped
  from the zoo. ?
• The artist who / that won first prize is very
  talented. ?
• Those are the neighbours whose dog bit me. ?
• There is the town where I was born. ?
• Ill never forget the day when / that we met.
• The article was about a child whose mother had
  rescued her during the tsunami. ?