RELATIVE

2. WHAT
COMPLETE ARE THEY?
RELATIVE PRONOUN OR ADVERB SENTENCES
THESE SENTENCES WITH A SUITABLE 3. JOIN THESE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS
OMIT THE PRONOUN IF POSSIBLE. ADD COMMAS IF
HOW MANY ARE THERE?
NECESSARY.
2. NON-DEFINNING.
RELATIVE
1.That is the manclauses give essentialhelped
  ______________ or me when I couldn’t find
theadditional
street. information to define, identify or 1.DEFINING. . They don’t identify the people or
• My school is very big. It is in Madrid.
have additional knowledge about the things we are talking about, but give
2.Is that your house? No, mine is the one ______ is on the corner. They are used • Myto identify the additional information.
school _____________________________ is They are
very big.
person or thing we are talking about
3.That is the girl _________________ failed five subjects this term. person or thing we are talking essentially found in written form.
about. • I bought this cake yesterday. It is delicious.
4.This is the
RELATIVE PRONOUNS place ________________we first met. Do you remember? Alex, who used to be adelicious.
• The cake ____________________________is football player, is
The man who is sitting next to now a teacher in my school
5.So, Peter is the man _______________daughter is coming to Alex my is a friend• Anna is a nurse. Her father is a doctor.
1.school
WHOthis is used of mine
year.for people when the pronoun is the Madrid, which is the city where I live, is
subject of the clause. If it is the object it can be omitted. The programme • Anna_________________________ is
which is about a nurse.
the capital of Spain”
6.If you have any question, ask the girl ________ is standing atwild the life is on tonight”
desk.teacher
“The She'll help
who you.
came to school this year is from • I bought a TV set last month.. TheyIt are
doesn't workbetween
placed properly.commas, or
Ireland” The relative pronoun can be appear at the end.
7.They had to put away the dog___________  bit the boy. It was too when • The TV_________________________ doesn't work properly.
omitted it is the object of
dangerous.
“The teacher (Whom) you saw yesterday at school is the clause. • Mr Dale is a very famous. In all cases
doctor. a relative
We visited himpronoun
last week.is
from Ireland”
9.I'm looking for a person ___________ name begins with a "k". required. They cannot be omitted
2. WHOM is used for people when the pronoun is the “I bought the• house
Mr Dale ________________________is
(which) you a very famous doctor
10.Do you still go to that Café _____________ we used to go as saw the other day”
object of the clause (though it can normally be omitted. • Peter has a new dog. It is very friendly.
students?
“That is the •carThe
my brother bought
new dog __________________________ is very friendly.
3.11.The
WHOSE is used
heating forworking.
is not the possessive
Do you case.
know anyone
______________ can fix it? 3. CO-ORDINATING • Helen is the woman. She took me to hospital when I felt sick.
Anna, whose sister works in my office, is getting married.
12.Jim, _______________
Sometimes you can use “with” I'veinstead.
known for years, is my best friend. • Mrs Kelly is the woman_____________________
. They refer to the whole of the main clause and the only pronoun ever used is
“The boy whose arm is broken is very clever”
13.My new coat,__________________ I bought in New York,“The boy is very
WHICH.
with
warm theand
broken arm is very clever”.
comfortable.
She speaks very fast, which makes it hard to understand what she says.
4.14.My
WHICHboss,____________ wife is French,
is used for things, subject travels
or object to Paris regularly.
of the
clause. If it is the object it can be omitted.
. WHAT can be used with the meaning (“the thing which…”) when there is
no antecedent (i.e. no noun or pronoun to which it refers)
“ The book which is on the table is the one (which) you
lent me.” B. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH
I didn’t understand what she said
4. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. OMIT THE PREPOSITIONS
6. THAT is more common and is used for people and
PRONOUN WHERE POSSIBLE
things, subject or object, after superlatives and after 1. The ball is very small. We are playing with that ball.
indefinite pronouns (something, all, everything…etc. USE OF RELATIVES WITH PREPOSITIONS.
1. The dress is beautiful. Anne is wearing the dress.
___________________________________
“He is the best football player that I’ve ever seen”
______________________________________ In formal style prepositions are placed before the pronoun:
2. The knife is very sharp. We cut bread with the knife.
7.2.WHEN
The person
ANDis WHERE
not very kind. I was speaking
are relative adverbs. to that person. “The person to whom I spoke was my uncle”
“That is the house where I lived when I was a child”
______________________________________ In informal stile it is more common to move the preposition to the end:
___________________________________
“Do you know the time when his plane takes off.
3. The music is horrible. The new band is playing the music. “The person (whom /who) I spoke to was my uncle”
“The woman I 3. The
told youman works
about in my
is very office. I gave the book to him.
hardworking”
______________________________________
“The people you were at dinner with last night are very good friends of mine”
___________________________________
4. The man has gone to London. He was here yesterday
______________________________________ 4. The actor won the Oscar. You were telling me about him
1. DECIDE WHETER THE FOLLOWIN SENTENCES ARE DEFININIG, yesterday.NON -DEFINING OR COORDINATING.
5. Women
Writeare to be admired.
commas Women work in hospitals.
when necessary
______________________________________ ___________________________________
1. Alan whose job involves travelling a lot has already been to all countries in Europe.
6. The document2.has Thenohouse
signature.
I haveWejustreceived
rented isthe document
near my office. 5. The boy hit Peter on the head. You were speaking to him.
yesterday
3. He offered me to let me stay in his house which was very kind of him.
______________________________________ ___________________________________
4. This is the new teacher that I told you about.
7. The car is very big. You are driving it.
5. Madonna who is a well-known singer is over 50. 6. The glass is dirty. You are drinking out of it.
______________________________________ __________________________________
6. You can visit London by boat which is pleasant.
8. The street is very wide. You live in this street
7. That is the woman who complained about the room service 7. Here comes the girl. Everybody makes fun of her.
______________________________________
8. The part of the city where I live is very noisy which makes it difficult to sleep at night.
9. The girl has9.left theperson
room. who
I wasistalking __________________________________
The sitting to hertomother.
next me is not very clever.
______________________________________
10. For my birthday I was given a present which I didn’t like. 8. The book is mine. I am looking for it.
10. The woman came to see me. Her husband is my cousin.