Relative clauses 2023

What are subject relative clauses?

Teacher: María Zúñiga

​Relative clauses modify - define, describe, identify, or give more information about - nouns.

​I go to a gym. The gym creates its own electricity.

​I go to a gym that creates its own electricity.

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​My sister loves being outside. She lives in Maine.

​My sister, who lives in Maine, loves being outside.

​Relative clauses use relative pronouns.

People often drive cars that don't use a lot of gas.

​People who care about the environment often recycle.

​Green energy is something which doesn't hurt the environment.

​They are the scientists whose research has won awards.

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Choose the relative clause for the following sentences.​

Multiple Choice

Many people who support the environment recycle.

• Many people who

• who support the environment

• who support the environment recycle.

Multiple Choice

My sister, who lives in Russia, loves ice skating.

• My sister

• who lives in Russia

• loves ice skating.

Multiple Choice

Electricity which saves energy is a good thing.

• Electricity which saves

• which saves energy

• in a good thing.

Multiple Choice

People power, which is a way to create energy, is popular.

• People power

• which is a way to create energy

• is popular

Multiple Choice

They are the scientists whose research has advanced medicine.

• They are the scientists

• whose research has advance medicine.

• whose research

Multiple Choice

Brad Pitt, whose movies are well known, gives a lot of money to environmental causes.

• Brad Pitt

• whose movies are well known

• gives a lot of money to environmental causes