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PRESENTATION
 1/ What are Relative Clauses?
Relatives Clauses or Adjectives Clauses
are the part of the sentence that used for
explain more clearly the noun that stand
before.
2/ Relative Pronouns and Relative Adverbs
a/ Relative pronouns
 WHO
It’s used as a Subject for the preceded
person noun.
EX: She is my sister , she spoke to you yesterday.
=> She is my sister WHO spoke to you yesterday.
He is John , the guy comes to class late today.
=> He is John WHO comes to class late today.
=>>...N (person) + Who + V ...
WHOM
It’s used as an Object for the preceded
person noun.
EX: She is my sister , you spoke to her yesterday.
=> She is my sister WHOM you spoke to yesterday.
He is John , Mrs.Julie scolds him today.
=> He is Jonh WHOM Mrs.Julie Scolds today.
=>>...Noun (person) + Whom
+ S + V ...
 WHICH WHOSE
It’s used as a Subject or an Object for the preceded it's used as a Possessive Subject or Object for the preceded
object noun. person or object noun.

EX: Look at that dog , it’s digging in the garbage EX: He is Mr.Johnson , His dogs digged my garbage
=> Look at that dog WHICH is digging the  He is Mr.Johnson WHOSE dogs digged my garbage.
garbage
I love Maroon 5 , their songs are so amazing!!
I love to read this book , it’s so thrilling.  I love Maroon 5 WHOSE songs are so amazing!!
=> I love to read this book WHICH is so
thrilling.

…Noun (person, thing) + Whose

…Noun (thing) +Which + V … + N + V…
…Noun (thing) + Which + S + V…
 THAT
It’s complemented as a Subject or an Object for the preceded subject or object noun.

EX: That is the bicycle WHICH/THAT belongs to Tom.

The architect WHO/THAT designed this building is very famous.

HAVE TO NOT HAVE TO

+ After the most superlative form.
+ After these numerical order words: The only, the first,
the last.
+ In the unknown clause
+ When the preceded noun contain person and thing.
+ After the uncertain pronoun, negative pronoun and
+ After preposition
quantity noun: no one, nobody, nothing, anyone, anything,
anybody, someone, something, somebody, all, some, any,
little, none.
b/ Relative adverbs
 WHERE
It’s used as a Subject or Object for the preceded place
noun.

EX: I went to DaLat yesterday, It’s so beautiful!!

=> I went to DaLat yesterday where is so beautiful!!

I love Hue so much, I went there once.

=> I love Hue so much WHERE i went there once.
 WHEN
It’s used as a Subject or Object for the preceded time noun.

EX: April is coming, i am least busy in this month.

=> April is coming when i am least busy.

Every 7 A.M morning, i have to go to school.

=> Every 7 A.M morning when i have to go to school.
 WHY
It’s used for the reasons ( susually goes with “the reason” )

EX: That’s the reason, i don’t espect him anymore.

=> That’s the reason why i don’t espect him anymore.
3/ Kind of relative clauses
 a/ defining relative clause
Defining relative clause is used to
define the preceded noun. Defining
relative clause is necessary for the
sentence meaning; without it, it
will be incomplete.
b/ non-defining relative clauses
Non-defining clause is used to supply more
information about a(an) person, Object or
Accident. Non-defining clause is
unnecessary in the sentence; without it, it
still be complete meaning. You can easily
recognize it by the “,“ in the sentence.
EX: We stayed at the Grand Hotel, (which)
Ann recommended to us.