Defining Relative Clauses

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Relative Pronouns Refer to …

who / that (que) people

which / that (que) things, animals

people, things, animals
whose (cujo(s), cuja(s) )
 possession

where (onde) place

when (quando) time

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Qual
That is the doctor médica?
who examined me.

 no commas
 necessary information
 who + which can be replaced by that
who, which + that can be omitted in Contact Clauses
(Relative Pronoun + Subject)
That is the doctor who / that examined me.
The book (which / that) I bought yesterday was boring.
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who/that served us last Saturday.
This is the waitress ___________
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who/that designed our website.
John is the programmer _________
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who/that takes care of animals.
A vet is someone _________
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which/that runs fastest.
The cheetah is the animal __________
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whose results in the exam were excellent.
This is the student ______
 who / that
1. What is the name of that girl __________ spoke to you?
that / which
2. What is the name of the river ______________ goes
through Miranda?
whose
3. That’s the student __________ friend is famous.
that / which was taken by me?
4. Where is the picture ____________
whose
5. I know a boy __________ father is a obese.
who / that
6. I have a friend _____________ is a shopaholic.

8. I met a child who / that can speak three languages.

__________
I met a woman. She is anorexic.
 I met a woman who is anorexic.
The dress is lovely. You are wearing it.
 The dress which you are wearing is lovely.

That is the doctor. Her patient died.

 That is the doctor whose patient died.

he/ she / they  who

it / they  which
his / her / their  whose
there  where
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This is the girl. She is playing tennis.
This is the girl who/that is playing tennis.
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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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This is book. I read it.
This is the book (which/that) I read.
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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.