RELATIVE CLAUSES (TOP MARKS UNIT 5, P 58. 122 )

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RELATIVE CLAUSES(TOP MARKS UNIT 5, P 58. 122 )
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RELATIVE CLAUSES. A.- DEFINITION. a relative
clause contains essential or extra information
about people or things. B.- RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
whose, which, who, when, where,
that C.- TYPES OF RELATIVE CLAUSES.
- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES ex Japan is a
country where earthquakes are very common. -
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES ex Elephants,
which are very heavy, can live for many years.
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• RELATIVE CLAUSES.
• B.- RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
• whose, which, who, when, where, that
• We use WHERE to refer to places.
• ex Sri Lanka is a place where people like
  to go on holiday.
• We use THAT / WHO to refer to people / pets.
• ex I remembered all the things that my
  yoga training had taught me.
• We use WHEN to refer to time.
• ex Ill always remember the morning when
  it happened.
• We use WHOSE to refer to possesion.
• ex The tsunami, whose effects were
  terrible, will never be forgotten.
• We use THAT / WHICH to refer to things.

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• C.- TYPES OF RELATIVE CLAUSES.
• 1.- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
• contain essential information about people or
  things.
• Relative pronouns who, which, that, whose, can
  be omitted if they are
• not subject of the sentence.
• When refers to time, that can be used, or can
  be omitted.
• Where refers to place, it never can be omitted
  or place by that.

uses examples
WHO / THAT refer to people I talked to a man who / that survived the earthquake
WHICH / THAT refer to objects The medicines which / that were using are from the Red Cross
WHEN refers to a moment in time It was in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
WHERE refers to a particular place Japan is a country where earthquakes are very common.
WHOSE refers to possesion Hes the boy whose mother saved many peoples lives.
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DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. When the subject can
be omitted? who , which, that, whose, can be
omitted when they are not the subject of the
sentence. Ex He is the doctor (who) I saw on
TV
subject of the sentence Ex I talked to a man
who survived the earthquake.
subject
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DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES. preposition
relative the relative is omitted, and the
preposition comes at the end of the
sentence. Ex I saw the car crash everyone is
talking about. (Vi el accidente de tráfico del
que habla todo el mundo) Ex Animal behaviour
is a topic scientists are interested in. ( El
comportamiento animal es un tema en el que se
interesan los científicos)
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• C.- TYPES OF RELATIVE CLAUSES.
• 1.- NON- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
• Contain extra-information about people a things.
• who, which, whose, when, where, and the relative
  cant be omitted.
• They go between commas.

uses examples
THAT can not replace WHO or WHICH My brother, who lives in San Francisco, isnt afraid of earthquakes. Elephants, which are very heavy, can live for many years