Grammar that we have studied in 6è

ÁLEX T AND CIRAÁLEX T AND CIRA

• NOUN:NOUN:

A NOUN NAME A PERSON, PLACE, A NOUN NAME A PERSON, PLACE, THING OR IDEA:THING OR IDEA:

EX. MARIA, DOCTOR, PEN, EX. MARIA, DOCTOR, PEN, WATERMELON, NEW YORK,… WATERMELON, NEW YORK,…

• VERB:VERB:

A VERB TELLS NOUN’S ACTIONS OR A VERB TELLS NOUN’S ACTIONS OR STATE OF BEING:STATE OF BEING:

EX. JUMP, THINK, WANT, DANCE, EAT, EX. JUMP, THINK, WANT, DANCE, EAT, IS, ARE, HAVE, WERE,…IS, ARE, HAVE, WERE,…

RELATIVE CLAUSES

WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES I • We use in relative clauses usually pronoms:

• 1.that

• 2.which

• 3.who

• 4.whose

• 5.whom

• An example with that:

• The woman that you saw yesterday was my teacher.

WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES II

• An example with which:

• I want to buy a house which costs under $100,000.

• An example with who:

• The waiter who brought you your meal is my friend.

• An example with whose:

• I manage a company whose products are marketed in over 100 countries

• An example with whom:

• I need someone whom I can trust.

WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES III

• An example with whom:

• I need someone whom I can trust.

WITH COMAS AND WITHOUT COMAS

• a) To define a relative clause do not usually have comas in the sentences and used more often.

• b) You can have relative clauses with comas.

• An example with comas:

• My husband, who loves me very much, is great.

• An example without comas:

• The next book that I want to read is "War and Peace"

THE IMPORTANT PART OF RELATIVE CLAUSES

• Pronouns are very important in relative clauses.

• THAT can be used for people and things.

• WHICH is used for things.

• WHO is used for people.

• WHOSE is used for people.

• WHOM is used for people.