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Relative Clauses
2 NI
2012-2013
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Relative Clauses
• What are Relative Clauses?
they describe or provide information about something or someone that we have usually already specified.
I told you about the woman who lives next door.
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Relative Clauses
• Relative Clauses are similar in function to adjectives:
I like working with students who appreciate what I do.
I like appreciative students.
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Relative Clauses
When do we use them?
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Uses: Relative Clauses
• Relative clauses combine clauses without repeating things, e.g. instead of saying:
I tried to help a child. The child was crying her eyes out.
I tried to help a child who was crying her eyes out.
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Relative Clauses
• We sometimes use relative clauses to identify things or people, to distinguish them from others.
Macunians aren’t people Macunians aren’t people who live in who live in ManchesterManchester, they’re people , they’re people who were who were
born thereborn there..
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Relative Clauses
• Two types of Relative Clauses are:– Defining– Non-defining
Let’s have a look at the defining clauses
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Relative Clauses
• What do defining clauses do?
they identify a particular thing or person from two or more similar things or people, showing which one or ones we are talking about.
This is the hotel we stayed in.
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Meaning: Defining Clause• She likes people who are friendly.
She likes people on its own doesn't mean very much; we need to know which people she likes.
• Politicians who tell lies are not good examples.“who tell lies” tells us exactly which politicians are odious. Without it, the speaker is saying that all politicians are not good examples.
• A corkscrew is a thing you use to open a bottle of wine.A corkscrew is a thing doesn't make sense on its own.
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Defining Relative Clauses
• StructureNotice how we can leave out the relative pronoun if it is the object of the relative clause. This is very common.
Pronoun Ieft outDid you like the present I gave you?
Who was that man you were talking to?The thing I like about Dave is his sense of
humour.
whichwho
that
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Defining Relative Clauses
• We cannot leave out the pronoun if it is the subject of the clause.
Pronoun not Ieft out
I met a man who works in advertising.
I'll lend you the book that changed my life.
The thing that helped me most was knowing I wasn't alone
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Defining Clauses: Possible pronouns
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Defining Clauses: prepositions
Prepositions usually come at the end of the relative clause.
Come and meet the people I work with.
This is the book I was telling you about.
She's a friend I can always rely on.
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exercises
Now it’s your turn!
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Make one Sentence
1. That is the man. He is teaching Maths at the school.
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• That is the man who is teaching Maths at the school.
2. I can’t find my jacket. It is yellow.
• I can’t find the jacket which is yellow.
3. Let’s go to a restaurant. We can have pizza there.
• Let’s go to a restaurant where we can have pizza.
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Make one Sentence
4. Do you know the girl? Her hair is red.
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• Do you know the girl whose hair is red?.
5. I will never forget the day. I met you on that day.
• I will never forget the day when I met you.
6. Do you know the park? It has a fountain.
• Do you know the park which has a fountain?
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Make one Sentence
7. Do you know the park? I can find a fountain in that place/there.
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• Do you know the park where I can find a fountain?
8. Do you know the place? They let me cook some fish at that place..
• Do you know the place where they let me cook some fish?
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Make one Sentence
9. He’s the accountant. He does my accountants.
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• He’s the accountant who does accountants
10. That’s the magazine. It arrived this morning.
• That’s the magazine that arrived this morning.
11. They’re the birds. I fed them this morning.
• They’re the birds that I fed this morning.
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Make one Sentence
12. Is that a hospital? Did you have an operation there?
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• Is that the hospital where you had an operation?
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Fill in the gap
1. Those are the tourists _________ credit cards stolen.
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1. Those are the tourists whose credit cards stolen.
2. That is the church _____ Michael and Mary got married.
2. That is the church where Michael and Mary got married.
3. The teacher didn’t understand the reason _____ he hadn’t done his homework.
3. The teacher didn’t understand the reason why he hadn’t done his homework.
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Fill in the gap
3. What’s the name of the skiing resort ____ you stayed last Christmas?
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4. Can you remember the time _____ you lived in Italy?
5. Fred is the name of the teacher _____ car was stolen.
where
when
whose
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Fill in the gaps
6. These are the flats _____ we are thinking of buying.
7. This is the book _____ I would recommend to all my students.
8. This is the easiest grammar point _____ we have seen this year.
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