Relative clauses

I know a great little restaurant… we can get lunch.

• whose

• who

• where

Sam knows a man … brother works for the president

• who

• whose

• whom

Students … study hard get good grades.

• when

• that

• whom

1. Students, which study hard, will get good grades.

and

2. Students that study hard will get good grades.

What is the difference?

• The first specifies which students will get good grades; the second just add information about the students.

• The first just add information about the students; the second specifies which students will get good grades.

Food … is imported from other countries is usually expensive.

• that

• where

• why

The cookies … you baked were really disgusting. Try to do better next time!

• whom

• which

• when

My grandfather remembers the time... there was no television

• where

• that

• when

He had a feeling … something terrible was going to happen in the movie.

• where

• who

• that

Most of the people … she met were from Chile.

• whose

• where

• whom

1. Most of the people whom she met yesterday were from Chile

and

2. Most of the people were from Chile.

Do they mean the same?

• Yes

• No