Relative Pronouns in relative clauses

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Relative Pronouns in relative clauses

• who /which /where/ when /whose

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The relative pronouns (which, who, whom or that)
refer to the noun (or noun phrase) before it. It
is used to combine two sentences and omit
repetition.
Which boy are you talking about?
The boy is my brother.
He is wearing a cap.
Oh I see! The boy who is wearing a cap is your
brother.
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Who

• The boy who is wearing a cap is my brother.

What does it refer to?
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She owns the hotel.

• I usually speak to the woman.

I usually speak to the woman
who
owns the hotel.
Use to replace people

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which

• I have got a lovely dog.

It has got white fur.
I have got a lovely dog
which
has got white fur.
Use to replace things/animals

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exercise

• Use a relative pronoun ( who- which) to make one
  sentence
• 1- The girl studies French. The girl doesnt
  speak Arabic.
• ?The girl studies French
  doesnt speak Arabic.
• 2- It is a book. It will attract children of all
  ages
• ?Its a book will attract
  children of all ages.

who
which
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That

• Shes the teacher who came to our school last
  week.

Shes the teacher that came to our school last
week.
This is the house which belongs to my friend.
This is the house that belongs to my friend.
Use That can replace who or which in defining
relative clauses and in an informal style.

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WHERE

• Use refers to place (house room park
  street town city hospital school)
• We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very small.
• The hotel where we stayed was very small.

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Where

• I know a park. I can play there.

I know a park where I can play.

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Whose
Use possessions

• Thats the boy. His father is a police officer.

Thats the boy whose father is a police officer.

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WHEN

• Use refers to a time expression(time- morning -
  day month year)
• I still remember the day. The day I met you.
• I still remember the day when I met you.

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• exercise
• Fill in the correct RELATIVE PRONOUN
• Did you see the man stole her bag?
• 2. The eggs . youve bought are bad.
• 3-The restaurant . we had lunch was very
  modern.
• 4- The girl .. Mother was here is crying.
• 5- The night . It was raining, I saw a
  ghost.

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ACTIVITY
1- You have the first half of a good
sentence. 2-Find the second half with your
friend. 3- Let a relative pronoun help you to
become one.
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So, dont forget we can combine sentences
using 1- Who to replace people ( the man, the
doctor, ..) 2- which to replace things and
animals ( car, dog, ) 3- where to replace
places ( park, school, .) 4- when to replace
time expressions( day, summer, ) 5- Whose to
replace possessives( his, my,.)