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RELATIVE CLAUSES• Mary is the girl. • She loves going to the cinema.

• Mary is the girl who/that loves going to the cinema.

CHARACTERISTICS.• Mary is the girl who loves going to the

cinema.• Used to join information which is

repeated. • Introduction of relative pronoun: who;

which; that; where; when; whose, why…

• Some elements could be omitted.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS.• Depending on the antecedent (the

name they make reference to).Ex: That is the boy. The boy

broke the window yesterday.R.C: That is the boy who broke

the window yesterday.( Who makes reference to the boy).

RELATIVE PRONOUNS:• Who: To refer to people.

Ex: She is the woman who brought the cake.

• Which: To refer to animals/things. Ex: MTC is a company which offers concerts around the world.

• That: People/ objects Ex: This is the dog that bit my cousin last summer.

Ex: The teacher who arrives on time.

OTHER RELATIVE PRONOUNS:

• Whose: To express possession (cuyo/a): whose+ noun

Ex: The woman whose mobile phone was ringing.

• When: To express time.Ex: The day when the volcano erupted.

• Where: To express placeEx: The bank where my friends keep all

their money.

OTHER RELATIVE PRONOUNS:

• WHY: To express reason (por lo que)Ex: The reason why she came back home…

• WHOM: For people (after preposition)Ex: The flight attendant is the person to whom you have to talk. (Formal language)or: The flight attendant is the person (who) you have to talk to. (Informal language)

DEFINE THESE WORDS• An engineer: design roads and bridges• A cook: prepare food• A postman: deliver letters• A footballer: play matches and kick a ball• A waiter: serve customers in a restaurant• A journalist: write news stories for

newspapers

DEFINE THESE WORDS• An engineer is a person who designs roads and

bridges.• A cook is someone who prepares food.• A postman is a person that delivers letters.• A footballer is someone who plays matches and

kicks a ball.• A waiter is a person who serves customers in a

restaurant. • A journalist is a person that writes news stories

for newspapers

COMBINE THE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS:

• 1.What was the film? You were watching it.• 2.That is the car. I saw it earlier.• 3.Are they the books? We read them last year.• 4.He is the student. He was my classmate.• 5.Is that the woman? Her sister is my teacher.• 6.This is the place. Everyone plays chess here.• 7.We bought a computer. The computer

doesn’t work properly.• 8.My brother studies at your school. The

school is next to the hospital.

COMBINE THE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS:

• 1.What was the film which you were watching?• 2.That is the car which I saw earlier.• 3.Are they the books which we read yesterday?• 4.He is the student who was my classmate.• 5.Is that the woman whose sister was my

teacher?• 6.This is the place where everyone plays chess.• 7. We bought a computer which doesn’t work

properly.• 8. My brother studies at your school which is

next to the hospital.