The video tutorial explains relative clauses, also known as adjective clauses, which provide additional information and function like adjectives. It covers the formula for forming relative clauses, using examples to illustrate their use. The tutorial details various relative pronouns such as who, whom, where, when, that, which, and whose, explaining their specific applications. It also discusses the use of 'whose' for showing possession and the distinction between subject and object in relative clauses, with examples demonstrating the use of 'which' and 'when'.

What is another name for relative clauses?

• Noun clauses

• Adjective clauses

• Prepositional clauses

• Adverbial clauses

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What is the purpose of using relative clauses?

• To give additional information

• To change the tense of a sentence

• To introduce a new subject

• To form questions

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In the sentence 'Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?', what is 'who'?

• An adverb

• A relative pronoun

• A noun

• A conjunction

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Which relative pronoun is used to describe places?

• Whose

• Who

• Where

• When

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Which relative pronoun is used to show possession?

• Whose

• Whom

• Who

• Which

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In the sentence 'The author whose book I just read is going to be in my town', what does 'whose' indicate?

• The author's time

• The author's location

• The author's possession

• The author's action

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Which relative pronoun is used when the relative clause does not have a subject?

• Where

• When

• That

• Whose

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In the sentence 'New York, where I went last year, is a great place', why is 'where' used?

• Because it introduces a new subject

• Because it shows possession

• Because it describes a time

• Because it describes a place

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Which relative pronoun is used when the relative clause contains a subject?

• That

• Where

• When

• Which

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In the sentence 'His birthday, which is in June, is his favorite day of the year', why is 'which' used?

• Because the clause contains a subject

• Because the clause does not contain a separate subject

• Because it describes a time

• Because it shows possession

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