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Relative clauses

for PEOPLE Who / that

for THINGS Which / that

for PLACES Where

for OWNERS Whose

for REASONS Why

for TIMESWhen

For example:

I work in this shop. It’s called PINK Shop.

The shop where I work is called PINK Shop

For example:

-A waiter is a person who serves drinks.

-A pub is a place where you can have a drink

They give you the information you need to understand the sentence.

There are no commas. DON’T OMIT the clause when it’s a SUBJECT CLAUSE Examples: -That’s the girl who invited me. That’s the place where I work. OMIT the clause when it’s an OBJECT Examples: -I bought a car. It’s a Ford. -The car (that) I bought is a Ford.

They give extra information. You don’t need them to understand the

sentence they are written between commas. If you take out the relative clause, the

sentence still makes sense. Example: Mary, who is French, is a nice girl. Mary is a nice girl .

EXERCISE 1 Fill the gaps with relative clauses.

1.This is the bank ___________ was robbed yesterday. 2.A boy __________sister is in my class was in the bank at that time. 3.The man __________robbed the bank had two guns. 4.He wore a green cap____________ made him look like Peter Pan.

5.He came with a friend___________ waited outside in the car. 6.The woman ____________gave him the money was quite old. 7.The bag __________ contained the money was pink. 8.The people ___________were in the bank were very frightened. 9.The man ___________mobile was ringing did not know what to do. 10.The woman ____________ daughter was crying tried to calm her.

11.The car __________the bank robbers escaped in was orange. 12.The robber___________ mask was obviously too big didn't drive. 13.The man____________ drove the car was nervous. 14.He didn't wait at the traffic lights ________were red.

15.A police officer______ car was parked at the corner stopped and

arrested them. 16.The girl _________ parents were in the bank is my neighbor.

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