RELATIVE PRONOUNS &

RELATIVE CLAUSES
RELATIVE CLAUSES
A relative clause gives information about a noun. It
immediately follows the noun it describes and begins
with a relative pronoun.
The Relative Pronoun we use depends on what we
are referring to and the type of relative clause.
This is the lady who has just moved in next door.
Those are the people with whom I work.
The box which is on the table is heavy.
Sam is dating a girl whose mother is a doctor.
Lets visit the place where mum grew up.
Ill never forget the day when we first met.
Thats the man that stole my bag!

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Memory check: Find the relative pronouns

William Shakespeare, one of the greatest
playwrights who ever lived, was born in Stratford-
on-Avon.
He grew up in a farm house which was built in the
16
th
century. The house has been open to the
public since 1847, the year when it was bought by
the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, an
organization which works to keep Shakespeares
memory alive. It has been visited by thousands of
people since that date.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Ken is the student.studies the most in our
class.
Paris is the city...I lived last year.
What was the exact yearyou moved into your
flat?
Thats the little girl..got lost in the park.
Have you seen the key..I had left on this table?
Heres the shirtIm going to wear.
Whats the name of the man.Lara is talking to?
People.houses were damaged are staying in
these tents.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1. Thats the woman. We are waiting for her.
a. Thats the woman who we are waiting for.
b. Thats the woman whom we are waiting for.
2. Here is the house. My cousins live there.
a. Here is the house in where my cousins live.
b. Here is the house in which my cousins live.
3. She is the actress. We met her in London.
a. She is the actress who we met her in London.
b. She is the actress who we met in London.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS
4. Write down the date. Theyre going to visit us
then.
a. Write down the date when theyre going to visit
us.
b. Write down the date when theyre going to visit
us then.
5. Kevin is the friend. I often play tennis with him.
a. Kevin is the friend whom I often play tennis with.
b. Kevin is the friend with whom I often play tennis.
6. They are the people. Their house was broken
into.
a. They are the people whose house was broken
into.
b. They are the people whose their house was
broken into.

RELATIVE CLAUSES
WHO WHICH THAT -
Are those the fossilsthe archaeologists found in
the nearby forest?
The boywas sitting next to Lara won the
competition.
This piece of furniture, we bought last week, is
made of redwood.
The computerswere on sale turned out to be
defective.
Whos the girlBen was kissing the other day?
Let me introduce you to my cousins, .are sitting
over there.
The police arrested the hooliganshad caused
all the trouble at the football match.
Do you remember Mrs Nielson, came to our
last reunion?