Relative pronouns Interchange 3 class 1

Relative pronouns (who/that) do 2 jobs at the same time:

1. Join two ideas (Roy likes girls, and they aren't too serious)

2. Add information (Roy likes girls. What kind of girls? Girls who aren't too serious)

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Relative pronouns

What kind of people do you like?

Easygoing

Egotistical

Inflexible

Modest

Outgoing

Stingy

Supportive

Temperamental

Unreliable

I like people who/that are easygoing

Relative clause

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What's the subject in the relative clause?

"who/that" or "are easygoing"

What kind of people do you like?

I'd like someone who/that I can speak English with

Relative clause

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What's the subject in the relative clause?

"who/that" or " I "

Relative pronoun (who/that) is necessary when the relative pronoun is a subject. When the relative pronoun is an object, we can omit it.

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I want someone who/that I can talk to easily

I want someone I can talk to easily

Multiple Choice

I like people who are friendly

Relative pronoun is:

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the sentence

Multiple Choice

I like people that I can watch movies with

Relative pronoun is:

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the sentence

Multiple Choice

I enjoy people who are clever

Relative pronoun is:

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the sentence

Multiple Choice

I enjoy people who are talented and harworking

Relative pronoun is:

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the sentence

Multiple Choice

I enjoy people who I can have fun with

Relative pronoun is:

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the sentence

Years ago, students were warned not to end a sentence with a preposition; time, of course, has softened that rigid decree. Not only is the preposition acceptable at the end, sometimes it is more effective in that spot than anywhere else. 

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Example:

English grammar isn’t something to mess with.

versus

English grammar isn’t something with which to mess.