It is a short sentence joined to another sentence to form one longer sentence.

It gives necessary information which is important to the meaning of the main sentence.
It uses relative pronouns (who / that / which / when / where / why etc) to replace the person or
thing
There are NO commas in the sentence.
The relative pronouns can sometimes be omitted

No relative pronoun
Mr Black is our class teacher. He looks like
Tom Cruise

Tom lent me a book. I found it very useful.

With a relative pronoun

Mr Black is our class teacher who/that looks
like Tom Cruise.

Tom lent me a book which /that I found very

useful

The pen is very nice. You are writing with it.

The pen with which you are writing is very nice.

He is the teacher. I was talking to him.

He is the teacher to whom I was talking.

Thats the boy. I saw him stealing my wallet.

Thats the boy whom I saw stealing my wallet.

Tom Cruise is a famous actor. He starred in

the Mission Impossible movies.

Tom Cruise is a famous actor who/ that starred

in the Mission Impossible movies.

I read an interesting book. It was about Tom

Cruise.

I read an interesting book which was about tom

Cruise.

Tom Chan lives in Cheung Chau. Cheung

Chau is the place he was born.

Tom Chan lives in Cheung Chau where he was

born.

Tom went to Tokyo last year. There was an

earthquake at that time.

Tom went to Tokyo last year when there was an

earthquake.

Tom Cruise has a son. His name is Connor

Tom Cruise has a son whose name is Connor

A. Fill in the missing blanks with the correct relative pronoun (who / that /
which / whom / whose / where).
1. Tom respects all teachers ______who_______ are not from Hong Kong.
1. The man____________I was describing is my father.
2. The clown____________is playing with the children is evil
3. This is the computer ____________ he bought second-hand.
4. This is the place____________ I keep my books.
5. Mozart was a famous composer ______________ music is known all over the world.
6. People____________smoke damage their health.
7. This morning I met my neighbour ____________lives in Flat A.
8. This is the shop ____________ I bought my second-hand laptop. .
9. Tom would like to borrow the book ____________is in the library.
10. A pacifist is a person____________believes that all wars are wrong.
11. This school is only for children____________first language is not English.
12. I don't know the name of the woman to____________ I spoke on the phone.B.

Complete the sentences using relative clauses. Use who and which.
1. A Scot is a person (live in Scotland) ____ who / that lives in Scotland. ______
2. Nessie is a monster (live in Loch Ness) _____________________________________
3. A fridge is a thing (keep food cool) ________________________________________
4. A DJ is someone (play music in a disco) ____________________________________
5. Bees are insects (make honey) ____________________________________________
6. A lemon is a fruit (be yellow and sour) _____________________________________.
7. A watch is a thing (tell the time) _________________________________________
8. Ferries are ships (carry people across the water) _____________________________.
9. A shop assistant is someone (work in a shop) ________________________________.
10. Keys are things (can open and lock doors) ___________________________________
11. Ocean Park has dolphins (perform in shows) ________________________________

C. Join the following sentences together using the correct relative

pronoun.
1. I sat next to a man on the bus. He looked like Mr Bean.
I sat next to a man on the bus who looked like Mr Bean.
1. There's the boy. He broke the window.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. The film star gave a huge party. It cost $1 million.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. That's the Summer Palace. The Empress once lived there.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. There was an old man on the bus. His shirt was very dirty.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. What's the name of the assistant? He is standing near the door.
__________________________________________________________________________
6. My car is a BMW 5 series. Its extremely expensive
__________________________________________________________________________
7. You're reading a book. I wanted to read it.
__________________________________________________________________________
8. The Red Box is a karaoke. We often go there to sing.
__________________________________________________________________________
9. Where is the lady? She ordered fish.
__________________________________________________________________________
10. Do you like the people? Tom invited them to his party.
__________________________________________________________________________

Ex D. Join the following sentences together using a relative pronoun. The preposition
has been underlined for you so dont forget to place it before the relative pronoun.
1. Tom works for a company. I once worked in it.
Tom works for a company in which I once worked.
2. That's the hospital. I was born in it.
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. Most of my friends are now married and have children. I studied with them.
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. My car is a very expensive BMW. There is an ipod dock in it.
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. Theres the cupboard. A mouse crawled above it.
_________________________________________________________________________________
5. Tom visited Tokyo. Harune comes from there.
___________________________________________________________________________________
6. The job is well paid. Tom applied for it.
_________________________________________________________________________________
7. Harvard is a famous university. Tom went to it last summer.
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8. Where are my friends? I was having dinner with them.
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