Relative Clauses 1. Basic points.

Relative clauses work as...

• adjectives
• antecedents
• adverbials
• independent sentences

In Relative clauses, we usually find...

• only one verb
• two verbs, one in the main clause and the other in the relative clause
• two verbs in the main sentence
• more than two verbs in different tenses

In Relative clauses, the antecedent is...

• a noun or an adjective
• at the beginning of the sentence
• always a noun
• a relative pronoun

The Relative clause usually starts with...

• the antecedent
• which or who
• a relative pronoun
• a relative pronoun or relative adverb

The Relative clause ...

• can come at the beginning or at the end of the sentence
• must be written at the end of the sentence
• has to come immediately after the antecedent
• has to come after any noun in the sentence

In the Relative clause, the relative link works as...

• always the subject or the direct
• the antecedent
• subject, direct complement or adverbial complement

How many kinds of Relative clause are there?

• only one, the Relative clause
• two kinds, Defining Relative clauses and Non-defining relative clauses
• three kinds: present, past and future
• two kinds, Specifying Relative clauses and Explicative Relative clauses

Tick the Relative links

• who
• that
• why
• which
• where

If we need the Relative clause to identify a noun from a group, we use a ...

• Defining Relative clause
• Non-defining Relative clause
• Identifying Relative clause
• Explicative Relative clause

In order to add information about the antecedent, we use...

• Defining Relative clause
• Identifying Relative clause
• Explicative Relative clause
• Non-defining Relative clause