Unit the people we met the hotel you stayed at

102 (relative clauses 2)

The man is carrying a bag.
2 sentences
It's very heavy.

The bag (that) he is carrying is very heavy.

.................... 1 se n te n ce ................ :......]

Kate won some money.

2 sentences
W hat is she going to do with it?

W hat is Kate going to do with the money

(that) she won?
KATE .................... 1se n te n ce ...................

You can say:

O The bag that he is carrying ... or The bag he is carrying ... (with or without that)
O ... the money that Kate won? or ... the money Kate won?

You do not need that/who/which when it is the object:

subject verb object

The man was carrying a bag —>the bag (that) the man was carrying
Kate won some money —>the money (that) Kate won
You wanted some books —>the books (that) you wanted
We met some people —>the people (w ho) we met

O Did you find the books you wanted? (or ... the books that you wanted?)
O The people we met were very friendly, (or The people who we m e t ...)
O Everything I said was true, (or Everything that I said ...)

We say:
O The film we saw was very good, (not The film we saw it w a s ...)

Sometimes there is a preposition (to/in/at etc.) after the verb:

Eve is talking to a man. —» Do you know the man Eve is talking to?
We stayed at a hotel. —> The hotel we stayed at was near the station.
I told you about some books. —> These are the books I told you about.

We say:
... the books I told you about (not the books I told you about them)

You can say '(a place) where ...;:

O The hotel where we stayed was near the station. (= The hotel we stayed a t ...)

You must use who/that/which when it is the subject (—> Unit 101):
O I met a woman who can speak six languages, (who is the subject)
O Jack was wearing a hat that was too big for him. (that is the subject)

214 [ a person who ..., a thing that/which ... (relative clauses 1) 4 Unit 101
Exercises
Make one sentence from two.
1 (Helen took some pictures. Have you seen them?)
.Hayp.ypu.5een the p j c t u ^ ...........
2 (You gave me a pen. I've lost it.)
I've lost th e ........................................................................................
3 (Sue is wearing a jacket. I like it.)
I like th e ...............................................................................................
4 (I gave you some flowers. Where are they?)
Where are th e .................................................................................
5 (He told us a story. I didn't believe it.)

6 (You bought some oranges. How much were they?)

H o w ..........................................................................................................

I T C H Make one sentence from two.

1 (I was carrying a bag. It was very heavy.)
The bag Iw as.carrying w a s v e ry heavy..........................
2 (You cooked a meal. It was excellent.)
T h e ..................................................................................................................................
3 (I'm wearing shoes. They aren't very comfortable.)
The shoes....................................................................................................................
4 (W e invited some people to dinner. They didn’t come.)
T h e ..................................................................................................................................

m w t You ask your friend some questions. Complete the sentences.

1 Your friend stayed at a hotel. You ask:
What's the name o f th e .h p ta ly p u .5 ta y p d .a t................................
2 Your friend was talking to some people. You ask:
W ho are the people............................................................................................
3 Your friend was looking for some keys. You ask:
Did you find t h e ....................................................................................................
4 Your friend is going to a party. You ask:
Where is t h e ..............................................................................................................
5 Your friend was talking about a film. You ask:
What's the name o f ..............................................................................................
6 Your friend is listening to some music. You ask:
What's th a t................................................................................................................
7 Your friend applied for a job. You ask:
Did you g e t...............................................................................................................

Complete the questions. Use where.

1 John stayed at a hotel. You ask him:
Did you like 5.hp, hptel whera.ypu.stayp.d........................................
2 Sue had dinner in a restaurant. You ask her:
What's the name of the restaurant.............................................................
3 Sarah lives in a village. You ask her:
How big is t h e .........................................................................................................
4 Richard works in a factory. You ask him:
Where exactly is .....................................................................................................