DS5 Ch.19 Relative Clauses

Relative Clauses

DS5

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence, which of the following parts adds information to it?

• That's the girl who lives near school.

• the girl

• who lives

• near school

• who lives near school

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence, which of the following parts adds information to it?

• Sam liked his new chair, which was very comfortable.

• very comfortable

• which was very comfortable

• Sam liked

• his new chair

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence, which of the following parts adds information to it?

• I have a friend whose mum is a doctor.

• mum is a doctor

• a friend

• I have a friend

• whose mum is a doctor

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence, which of the following parts adds information to it?

• My brother Billy, who is studying in Australia, is coming to Hong Kong for Christmas.

• My brother Billy

• coming to Hong Kong

• who is studying in Australia

• for Christmas

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence, which of the following parts adds information to it?

• I like to sit in the garden when it's sunny.

• in the garden

• I like to sit

• when it's sunny

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence, which of the following parts adds information to it?

• Cats are animals that have soft fur and sharp claws.

• Cats

• that have soft fur and sharp claws

• Cats are animals

• soft fur and sharp claws

We use relative clauses to give information.

There are 2 types of Relative Clauses, try to identify them:

Relative Clauses

Open Ended

There is a key difference in the sentences shown in the MC questions, what do you think it is?
That's the girl who lives near school.

• I have a friend whose mum is a doctor.

• I like to sit in the garden when it's sunny.

• Cats are animals that have soft fur and sharp claws.

• Sam liked his new chair, which was very comfortable.

• My brother Billy, who is studying in Australia, is coming to Hong Kong for Christmas.

2 types of relative clauses

​Defining Relative Clauses	​Non-defining relative clauses
​X Comma	​√ Comma(s)
​Used to provide necessary information	​Used to provide extra information
​e.g. Do you like the song I wrote?	​e.g I gave him a glass of orange juice, which he drank immediately

Using pronouns

The pronouns we use depends on the subject

Match

Match the following subjects with the pronouns:

• Who

• Which

• Where

• When

• Why

People

Things

Places

Time

Reason

• People

• Things

• Places

• Time

• Reason

Dropdown

Miss Lee is the English teacher ​

Select answer

taught us last year.

Dropdown

He spent 4 years in the UK, ​

Select answer

he finished his university degree.

Dropdown

She was sweating from head to toe ​

Select answer

she finished running.

Dropdown

People ​

Select answer

likes books often go to the library.

Dropdown

My favourite breakfast is from Speedy's, ​

Select answer

is the shop right across the street.

Dropdown

The day​

Select answer

they went to a concert is on Sunday.

Level up: rearrange the sentences

Reorder

Reorder the following

• the man

• who

• came with Amy

• has

• already left

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• are you

• the person

• who

• sent me

• the email

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• this is

• the house

• which

• I used to

• live in

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Christmas is

• the time

• when

• people

• celebrate together

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Challenge questions:
Create a sentence with relative clauses using the hints provided, you may have to change the word forms/plural singular.

Grammar Book Ch.19

Section B, D

Classwork