MS.

TANIA LIZET RIOS SEQUEIROS

IT’SAN OBJECT THAT AN ENGINEER USES
FOR HEAD SECURITY

IT ‘S A THING THAT WE USE TO MAKE

LINES

HE OR SHE IS A PERSON WHO STUDIES

AT THE ENGINEERING FACULTY
A relative clause is a phrase that adds
information to a sentence.

All relative clauses describe a noun

What is a Relative Clause?

who (to describe people)
. The woman who works in the bank is
my neighbor
that (to describe things OR PEOPLE)
I’m selling the computer that I bought in
the U.S.
which (to describe things)
I’m selling this computer, which has a
250-GB hard drive, for $500.
whose (to describe possession)
The man whose car was stolen went to
the police station.
Relative pronouns
when (to describe times)
My favorite season is fall, when all the
leaves change color.
where (to describe places)
I visited the neighborhood where I grew
up
why (to give a reason)
Do you know the reason why the stores
are closed today?
Yesterday I met a man THAT/ WHO works
in the circus.

Ibought a cell phone WHICH has internet

access.

There’s the restaurant WHERE I ate at

that restaurant last night.
Yesterday I met a man who works in
the circus.

Ibought a cell phone that has internet

access.

There’s the restaurant where I ate last

night.
EXERCISES
We spent two days in Berlin, _________
we took a walking tour of the city.

A. Where
B. Which
C. That

Question 1
Edgar Allan Poe, ________ wrote the
famous poem "The Raven," was born in
Boston in 1809.

A. Who
B. Whose
C. Whom

Question 2
He has climbed Mount McKinley, _______
is the highest mountain in the United
States.

A. That
B. Where
C. Which

Question 3
I met a woman ________ husband works
for the government.

A. That
B. Whom
C. Whose

Question 4
I bought the toy _______ my son wanted
for Christmas.

A. That
B. When
C. Who

Question 5
I talked to my manager last Monday,
_______ she got back from her business
trip.

1. Where
2. When
3. Whose

Question 6
The employee ______ won the award has
been promoted.

A. Which
B. When
C. Who

Question 7
Thisis the book _______ helped me
understand English grammar.

That
Where
Why

Question 8
I'vebegun a career as independent writer,
_______ allows me to work from home.

A. Where
B. Which
C. Who

Question 9
I'm looking for a store _______ I can buy
organic vegetables.

A. That
B. Where
C. Why

Question 10