Relative clauses
Function:
- We use relative clauses to give more information about a person, thing, time or place.
Relative pronouns:
- Who.
- When.
- Where.
- Which/That.
Examples:
- I thanked the person who found my wallet this morning on the subway.
- The best time to call him is when he finishes his meeting at 10:30 a.m.
- The Blue Lounge was the place where I used to meet my friends.
- I found out that the data which I had worked really hard on was completely wrong!
- I think it was a trip to Paris that made me want to learn French.
Watch out!
The report that it has
all the information is on your desk (Wrong).
The report that has all
the information is on your desk (Right).
The man which donated a
lot of money is a billionaire (Wrong).
The man who donated a
lot of money is a billionaire (Right).
Practice
Rewrite the sentences
to include relative clauses about the underline words.
- It was my worst moment. I forgot my new boss´s name!
My worst moment was when I forgot me new boss´s name!
- I had an accident on this street.
This is the street
where I had an accident.
- Celia started that rumor.
Celia is the person
who started that rumor.
- That news story caused the politician to resign.
That was the news
story which caused the politician to resign.
More practice
Rewrite the sentences
to include relative clauses.
- A man phoned. He didn´t say his name.
The man who phoned
didn´t say his name.
- Some people live next door to us. They are very nice.
The people who live
next door to us are very nice.
- A police man stopped our car. He wasn´t very friendly.
The police man who
stopped our car wasn´t very friendly.
- A boy broke the window. He ran away.
The boy who broke the
window ran away.
- He likes the other people. They work in his office.
He likes the other
people who work in his office.
- It´s a magazine. I read it sometimes.
It´s the magazine that
I read sometimes.
- She chose the books. She wanted to buy them.
She chose the books
which wanted to buy.
- She was wearing a red dress. She wears it for parties.
She was wearing a red
dress which wears for parties.
- I went to see a doctor. She had help my mother.
I went to see a doctor
who had help my mother.
- A dog bit me. It belonged to Mrs. Jones.
The dog which bit me
belonged to Mrs. Jones.
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