relative clauses with comics and jokes: who, which, that, when and where
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I created this grammar show for my B1 students. I used comic strips and jokes to explain and illustrate the use of relative clauses and relative pronouns (who, which, that, when and where). There is lso an exercise to practice the skills.TRANSCRIPT
Relative clauses
My mom is the person who inspires
me the most!
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WHO
WHO people
WHICH
WHICH Objects and things
THAT
THAT People or things
WHERE
WHERE places
WHEN
WHEN time
Let’s try to join sentences using relative clauses.
This is a house. I live here.
This is a house. I live here.
WHERE
This is a house. I live here.
WHERE
This is a house. I live here.
NOTE: When we describe something by using a relative
clause, we use the article THE and not a/an
WHERE
She is a nurse. She took care of me when I was sick.
She is a nurse. She took care of me when I was sick.
WHO
She is a nurse. She took care of me when I was sick.
WHO
It’s a cat. We found it on the street last year.
It’s a cat. We found it on the street last year.
WHICH/THAT
It’s a cat. We found it on the street last year.
WHICH/THAT
I was born in 1935. At that time there were no mobile phones or personal computers.
I was born in 1935. At that time there were no mobile phones or personal computers.
WHEN
I was born in 1935. At that time there were no mobile phones or personal computers.
WHEN
Let’s try it out!
Using relative clauses, rewrite
the two sentences as one sentence.
Chia is a small town. My grandparents live there.
Chia is a small town where my grandparents live.
This photo was taken in 2013.I won a swimming competition that year.
This photo was taken in 2013 when I won a swimming competition.
Lil’s Place is a store. It sells all sorts of fruits and vegetables.
Lil’s Place is a store which/that sells all sorts of fruits and
vegetables.
A man was doing exercises. He used to be a police officer.
The man, who used to be a police officer, was doing exercises.
The man, who was doing exercises, used to be a police officer.
Way to go!
Have Fun Learning
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