LIH - Relative Clauses 1

Relative Clauses

What are relative clauses?

Examples

• I bought a new car that is very fast.

• She lives in New York, which she likes very much.

• I like the woman who lives next door.

• I live in London, which has some amazing parks.

Why do we use relative clauses?

We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something.

e.g. I bought a new car. It is very fast. ---> I bought a new car that is very fast.
e.g. I live in London. It has amazing parks. ---> I live in London, which has amazing parks.

We use which for things, not people.

E.g. The toy which fell was Mya's toy.

Which

We use who for people, not things.

E.g. The doctor who lives next to me has a young son.

Who

Which relative pronouns to use?

Using that

That can be used with people and things.

e.g. The desk that we bought wasn't very good. (also correct: which)
The farmer that we met was 70 years old. (also correct: who)

Multiple Choice

She worked for a man ______ used to be an athlete.

• who

• which

Multiple Choice

They called a lawyer _____ helped them with the case.

• who

• which

Multiple Choice

I sent an email _____ didn't get delivered.

• who

• which

Multiple Choice

I sent an email to my brother ____ lives in New Jersey.

• who

• which

Multiple Choice

The customer bought the card _____ was pink.

• who

• which

Open Ended

Make this into one sentence: We broke the computer. The computer belonged to my mom.

Open Ended

Make this into one sentence: I dropped a glass. The glass was new.

Open Ended

Make this into one sentence: She loves books. The books have happy endings.

Open Ended

Make this into one sentence: The man is in the garden. The man is wearing a purple sweater.

Open Ended

Make this into one sentence: The girl works in a bank. The girl is from India.