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Relative Clauses - Important
Relative Clauses - Important
Nota Importante: O pronome relativo pode ser omitido quando não é o sujeito da frase
Exemplo: The girl (who/that) you see at the corner is my friend Jenny
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES - Não são essenciais à frase. A pessoa ou a coisa de que
se fala já está identificada.
Exemplos: His father, who is very strict, doesn't let him be out till late at night.
Your opinion, which I respect, is quite different from mine.
Mrs West, whose daughter you like very much, is coming for tea this afternoon.
2. She's the woman. Her husband works at that bookshop just around the corner.
2. Ted Elliot is telling David about his problems. Ted's wife left home some days ago.
3. The new disco in Main Street has just opened. Everyone is talking about the disco.
4. Wordsworth was a famous English poet. His house was by Windermere Lake.
EXERCISES
Defining relative clauses
Join these sentences by means of a relative pronoun. Omit the pronoun when it is
possible
1. The last match was very good. The match was played between two national top teams.
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4. That is the Spanish girl. I told you about her last evening.
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7. The girl is very pretty. You have talked to her just now.
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12. Some of the girls are coming to Portugal next year. You met them in Rome.
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1. The coalition soldiers occupied the capital city. They came to protect the population.
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2. My friend John runs the best pet shop in town. He is very fond of animals.
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3. My neighbour Sheila complained at the police station. Her house was robbed last night.
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5. The Johnson's’ boy can speak French very well. I met him in Paris last summer.
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7. Our History teacher was late this morning. He comes always on time.
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8. Our Secretary speaks both English and German fluently. Her mother is German.
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