RELATIVE CLAUSES

RAFAEL EDUARDO ACEVEDO RIVERA

SEMINAR
UNIVERSAL PEOPLE
 ANSWER THIS QUESTION
■ WHAT DO YOU DO TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE SAFE WHEN YOU
ARE TRAVELING?

■ 1) you ask a reliable person to keep your house safe

■ 2) buy security cameras
■ 3) Be sure to lock all the windows and doors
■ 4) unplug all the electronic devices and other stuff
■ 5) turn down the switches
■ 6) cut down dry branches
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND COMPLETE THESE
TIPS

,where there are

that could become

that can check

Which have

Who could collect

Where = the area

Who ; that =
Which and that
THEORY: RELATIVE PRONOUNS, DEFINING
AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

■ RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
– WHO: Please welcome Willy Jones who is going to sing his best songs ever!
– WHICH: Avengers – Infinity War is the movie that I was waiting for!
– THAT: Spider-Man is the comic superhero who I like the most

Who is for? …. people

Which is for?... things
That is for?... Things and people
THEORY: RELATIVE PRONOUNS, DEFINING
AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
■ Where: This is the church where my parents got married
■ When: 26th of April was the day when Avengers - Infinity War was released worldwide
■ Whose: You are person whose job involves a lot of reading
■ Why: The bad critics from experts was the reason why I didn’t see Justice League on cinema

Where is for? …. places

When is for?... time
Whose is for?... Possessions
Why is for? … reasons
 THEORY: DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
■ EXAMPLES:
DEFINING RELATIVE
CLAUSE (DRC):
Find someone who can collect your mail for you.
■ Gives information after a noun
to identify the noun more Store away any objects that could become
clearly. damaging missiles if it gets dirty
■ Without a DRC, the
information is unclear.
In the evening, a house that’s very dark can really
■ We can leave out the RP when stand out.
it refers back to the object of
the defining relative clause.
Maybe there’s a neighbor you can ask to collect
your mail.
 THEORY: NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
■ EXAMPLES:
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE
CLAUSE (NDRC):
The burglars got into the kitchen window, which
■ Gives extra information, non the owners had forgotten to close well.
essential information about
something.
My new house, which I have painted recently, is
■ With NDRC, we can’t use that as very beautiful
a Relative Pronoun. Also we can’t
leave out the RP.
■ The NDRC can be a phrase or a My neighbor, who lives upstairs, often looks after
sentence my flat
■ It is separated from the main
clause by using commas. It can be
My neighbor, who is a great person, often looks
in the middle or at the end.
after my flat
 THEORY: PREPOSITIONS AND OTHER TIPS
■ EXAMPLES:
PREPOSITIONS
You may have a neighbor that you can rely on
■ When prepositions are used with
relative clauses they usually come:
– at the end of the clause in This is the song that you have to listen to
spoken English
– Before the relative pronouns
which or whom in formal style. The opening scene in A:IW, where all the
Asgards died, was the one that I liked the most.
■ We often use the expression the
one with DRC
■ Where can be used after In Infinity War, I were in a situation where I felt
expressions like the situation, the sad for Thanos.
stage or the point.
COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES

■ She is the girl who/that is my partner in this project

■ This is the store where you can buy the best biscuits
■ I don’t know the moment when I felt in love with her
■ These are the keys which/that I found near the night table
■ Wigan Athletic is the team that/which I support
■ My son, whose name is Billy, has great scores in high school
■ Metallica and Rolling Stones are the reasons why I love Rock music
IDENTIFY IF THESE RELATIVE
CLAUSES ARE DEFINING OR NON-
DEFINING
■ This mobile application, which I downloaded on Play Store, doesn’t work well in my
cellphone (DRC / NDRC)
■ This is the city where I was born (DRC / NDRC)
■ Did you remember the moment when we first met? (DRC / NDRC)
■ Frogs are the animals that I fear the most (DRC / NDRC)
■ Henry likes horror movies, which I hate by the way. (DRC / NDRC)
■ She is the one who is going to help me with my math homework
■ My wife, whose father is a doctor, wants to study dermatology
■ James Hetfield, who is the leader voice of Metallica, has PhD studies in Astrophysics
ACTIVITIES: Correct the mistakes of the
Relative clauses

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, which

, which
ACTIVITIES: Correct the mistakes of the
Relative clauses
In which

, which

which

whose
Guess these words
1. Japan 1. English 1. Brazil
2. Shakira 2. Usain Bolt 2. 2018
3. Albert Einstein 3. Juan Manuel Santos 3. June
4. Cinemark 4. The Holy Bible 4. Spider-Man
5. December 5. Mother 5. Football
6. January 6. Church 6. Doctor
7. Chespirito 7. Global Warming 7. Newspaper
8. Colombia 8. Hamburger 8. Pizza
9. Computer 9. World Cup 9. Cellphone