Relative ClausesWe can use relative pronouns to join two English sentences. They introduce the relative clauses. The relative clauses give more information about something or someone.

Relative ClausesWe use Relative Pronouns (who,whose,which,that) and Relative Adverbs (where,when,why,that) to introduce relative clauses. We use relative clauses to identify/describe the person/thing/place in the main clause.

How to Form Relative Clauses

How to Form Relative Clauses

WhoWhoWhic

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Whose

Where

Where

ThatThat

(Who, which, that, whose, where )are

We use ‘who’ or ‘that’ to refer

to peopleNancy lives next door. She has a lot of pets.

Nancy who/that lives next door has a lot of pets

Charles Dickens is a writer. He wrote Oliver Twist .

Charles Dickens is a writer who/that wrote Oliver Twist.

We use ‘which’ or ‘that’ to

refer to things, objects or animals

Yesterday, you gave me a sandwich. It was delicious.

Yesterday you gave me a sandwich which/that was delicious.

A flamingo is a bird. It lives in a warm climate.

A flamingo is a bird which/that lives in a warm climate.

We use whose instead of using possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc.)with people, objects and animals in order to show possession

We use where to refer to a place

We will meet today in the restaurant. We met there yesterday.

We will meet today in the restaurant where we met yesterday.

This is the house. I was born there.This is the house where I was born.

Try to complete the following sentences using ( who, which, whose, where)

I like people………. . are polite and honest.

Courage is the quality………..characterises him.

He likes places…….people are friendly.What’s the name of the man…….. car you borrowed?

Now, check your answers I like people who are polite and honest.

Courage is the quality which characterises him.

He likes places where people are friendly.

What’s the name of the man whose car you borrowed?

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose, where).

The car ..................... the bank robbers escaped in was orange. The robber .................... mask was obviously too big didn't

drive. The man ................... drove the car was nervous. He didn't wait at the traffic lights ..................... were red. A police officer ..................... car was parked at the next

corner stopped and arrested them. The woman ..................... gave him the money was youngThe bag ..................... contained the money was yellow. The people ..................... were in the bank were very

frightened. A man ..................... mobile was ringing did not know what to

do.A woman ..................... daughter was crying tried to calm her.This is the school…………I spent the most beautiful days in my

life.The police went to the place………….the accident happened.

Check your answersThe car which the bank robbers escaped in was orange. The robber whose mask was obviously too big didn't drive. The man who drove the car was nervous. He didn't wait at the traffic lights which were red. A police officer whose car was parked at the next corner

stopped and arrested them. The woman who gave him the money was young.The bag which contained the money was yellow. The people who were in the bank were very

frightened. A man whose mobile was ringing did not know what to

do.A woman whose daughter was crying tried to calm

her. This is the school where I spent the most beautiful

days in my life.The police went to the place where the accident

happened.

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