Relative clause

Relative clause

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Dogs are animals which/that we can keep as pets.

Dogs are animals which/that we can keep as pets.

relative clause​

main clause​

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We form relative clauses by combining two sentences containing the same noun.

• Dogs are animals.

• We can keep them as pets.

--> Dogs are animals which/that we can keep as pets.

Relative pronouns

1. People:
   who (subject: he/she/it sings.)

   whom (object: I found him/her/it/them)

   whose (possessive: his/her/its/their book)

2. Object and animals:

   which

Multiple Choice

Cats are animals ____ like to sleep.

• who

• which

• whose

Multiple Select

This is my brother, ____ you met at our house last month.

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Multiple Choice

You’re the only person ____ can help me.

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Multiple Choice

That's the man ___ car was stolen.

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Multiple Choice

The police officer ____ came was a friend of my father’s.

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Multiple Choice

They’re the cheapest socks ____ are on sale this week.

• who

• which

• whose

• that

Multiple Choice

Shirley has a 17-year-old daughter ___ ambition is to be a photographer.

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Multiple Choice

She gave birth in 1970 to a boy ____ she named Caleb James.

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

There is a pronoun (i.e. I) in the relative clause. Therefore, we CAN omit the relative pronoun.

That is the girl (that) I met last week.

There are no other nouns/pronouns in the relative clause. Thus, we CANNOT omit the relative pronoun.

I met a girl who is from Japan.

Relative pronouns can be deleted in defining RC sometimes!

Can these relative pronouns be deleted?

Multiple Choice

How old is the boy who hit you?

Can this relative pronoun be deleted?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Have you used the gloves which I bought you yet? Can this relative pronoun be deleted?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Laura is talking to the man who repaired her car.

Can this relative pronoun be deleted?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Did you return the books which you borrowed from the library?

Can this relative pronoun be deleted?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is that the film that we saw last week?

Can this relative pronoun be deleted?

• Yes

• No

Relative adverbs

• When: time

• Why: reason

• Where​: place

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• ​Gives extra information

• ​CANNOT use 'that'

• CANNOT omit the relative pronouns

Non-defining

• Gives necessary information​

• No comm​a(s)

Defining

Defining vs Non-defining relative clause

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Multiple Choice

Yesterday I met my new boss, who was very nice.

• Defining

• Non-defining

Multiple Choice

They’re the people who/that bought our house.

• Defining

• Non-defining

Multiple Choice

They’re the people she met at Jon’s party.

• Defining

• Non-defining

Multiple Choice

Clare, who I work with, is doing the London marathon this year.

• Defining

• Non-defining

Draw

Proofreading

Your task this week

• Complete Formative exercise

• Complete FOCUS WB p.66

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