DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES WITH WHO, THAT, WHERE.

 Use defining relative clauses to explain what a person, thing, or

place is or does.

WHO (For people)

Relative THAT (For things and people)
Pronouns WHERE (For places)
WHICH (For things)

Examples:
1. The woman – she lives next door – is a doctor.

 The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

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2. We know a lot of people - they live in London.

 We know a lot of people who live in London.

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I. WHO
 Use WHO in a relative clause when we are talking about
people. We use WHO instead of he / she / they.

Examples:

1. An architect is someone who designs buildings.

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2. The people who work in the office, are very friendly.

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3. The girl who was injured in the accident, is now in the hospital.
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4. What was the name of the man who lent you the money ?
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 You can also use THAT instead of WHO.

1. The man that lives next door is very friendly.
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2. Do you know anyone that speaks French and Italian ?
who
II. THAT
 Use THAT in a relative clause when we are talking about things.
Examples:
1. Where is the cheese ? – it was in the fridge.

 Where is the cheese that was in the fridge ?

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2. Sharon works for a company that makes washing machines.
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3. I don’t like stories that have unhappy endings.
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 THAT is more usual than WHICH. But sometimes you must

use WHICH.
Examples:
1. Sharon works for a company which makes washing machines.
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III. WHERE
 Use WHERE in a relative clause to talk about places.

Examples:

1. The hotel – we stayed there – wasn’t very clean.

 The hotel where we stayed wasn’t very clean.

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2. I recently went back to the town where I was born.

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3. A post office is a place where you can buy stamps.

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