This is the bookshop. I told you about this bookshop.
This is the bookshop (which/that) I told you about.
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This is the boy. His sister is a model.
This is the boy whose sister is a model.
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I know a woman. She is a successful chef.
I know a woman who/that is a successful chef.
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This is the singer. Her album sold millions of copies.
This is the singer whose album sold millions of copies.
GRAMMAR: defining relative clauses Study Relative clauses Relative pronouns introduce a relative clause that identifies the people, things or animals we are talking about. Refers to people. Whom is the object pronoun in formal Who (Whom) English. That Refers to people, things or animals.
Which Refers to (inanimate) things or animals.
It is used to say something belongs to someone; it usually
Whose refers to people, but it may refer to things or animals; it also describes relationships. Relative clauses Object pronouns in defining relative clauses are often omitted:
That is the girl. I met her in Australia.
That’s the girl (whom/who/that) I met in Australia.
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Now fill in the blanks with an
appropriate relative pronoun. Relative clauses who/that served us last Saturday. This is the waitress ___________ Relative clauses who/that designed our website. John is the programmer _________ Relative clauses A vet is someone _________ who/that takes care of animals. Relative clauses which/that runs fastest. The cheetah is the animal __________ Relative clauses (which/that) I told you about. This is the garden ___________ Relative clauses This is the student ______ whose results in the exam were excellent. Realtive Clauses Pratice 2) What’s your favourite letter of the alphabet? a) Write a word for each of these topics with it: - a girl’s / boy’s name - a country - a fruit or vegetable 1) - a sport - a part of the body Ws - a verb - an adjective
b) Use all 7 words to create one sentence following these
rules: - use all words - you can add other words - write only ONE sentence 3) Homework - NO and - use commas Book p. 65 - ex. 2+ 3 Wb p. 29 - ex. C Patty, who was a patient woman, broke her pelvis when she put herself at risk while playing polo, so she had to go to hospital in Pakistan where she was given a peach. Relative clauses