Relative clauses

Who

• acts as the subject indicating a person in a relative clause

• acts as the verb in a relative clause

• acts as the adverb in a relative clause

  
  

• acts as the subject indicating things in a relative clause

which

• acts as the subject indicating a thing in a relative clause

• acts as the adjective indicating a thing in a relative clause

• acts as the subject indicating a person in a relative clause

• acts as the subject indicating an adverb in a relative clause

The last person .........leaves the room must turn off the light

• that

• who

• whom

• whose

Non-defining clause

• can omit this relative clause and the sentence will still be grammatically correct and meaningful

• cannot omit this relative clause and the sentence will still be grammatically correct and meaningful

• can use "that" in non-defining relative clauses

• stands after an unidentified noun and helps identify the noun

I sent an email to my brother ___ lives in Australia

• When

• Who

• Why

• Whose

"Where" can be replaced with

• at which/ in which/ on which

• for which

• when

• why

To replace "why" in a relative clause, we can use ....

• at which

• in which

• on which

• for which

"When" stands after a noun indicating .......

• time

• place

• person

• thing

She loves books ___ have happy endings.

• when

• where

• why

• that

I'll never forget the day ___ we met.

• which

• where

• when

• who