RELATIVE CLAUSES. The writer who wrote Of Mice and Men is my favourite author. Complete the sentence: John Steinbeck, who wrote Of Mice and Men, is my

RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES

The writer who wrote Of Mice and Men is my favourite author.

Complete the sentence:

John Steinbeck, who wrote Of Mice and Men, is my favourite author.

RELATIVE CLAUSESThe writer who wrote Of Mice and Men is my favourite author.

• defining relative clause• defines the word -> cannot be omitted• we use who/which/that/- (+ when, where)• no commas


• non-defining relative clause• gives extra information -> can be omitted• we use who/which• commas


Make more non-defining relative clauses about John Steinbeck.

– e.g. John Steinbeck, who lived in America, is my…– John Steinbeck, who…

NON- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Define these words using defining relative clauses:• bookshop

– e.g. A bookshop is a place where you buy books.• novel • biography• best-seller• paperback• library

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

We can reduce a relative clause if…… it is a defining clause… it doesn‘t have its own subject… it contains a passive or continuous structure

I saw a man who was waiting for a bus.

REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES


I saw a man who was waiting for a bus.I saw a man who was waiting for a bus.









I saw a man who was waiting for a bus.I saw a man (who was) waiting for a bus.

-> I saw a man waiting for a bus.


Join these sentences using defining, non-defining or reduced relative clauses. Use commas (,) where necessary.

1. This is the room. I wrote my first novel in this room.

2. Clive McCarthy was my English teacher. He writes biographies now.

3. That’s the woman. Her first novel became a best-seller.

4. I threw out some paperbacks. I hadn’t looked at them for years.

5. I lost my copy of The Alchemist. It had been signed by the author.

6. I saw an old lady. She was sitting outside the library.

7. I found some old books. They were hidden behind a cupboard.

VĚTY: 1., 2., 4., 6., 7. nabízejí více variant

BONUS:8. *She arrived on time. It surprised me.

1. This is the room. I wrote my first novel in this room.

This is the room where I wrote my first novel.

This is the room in which I wrote my first novel.

This is the room (that) I wrote my first novel in.

2. Clive McCarthy was my English teacher. He writes biographies now.

CM, who was my English teacher, writes biographies.

CM, who writes biographies, was my English teacher.

3. That’s the woman. Her first novel became a best-seller.

That‘s the woman whose first novel became a best-seller.

4. I threw out some paperbacks. I hadn’t looked at them for years.

I threw out some paperbacks at which I hadn‘t looked for years.

I threw out some paperbacks (that) I hadn‘t looked at for years.

5. I lost my copy of The Alchemist. It had been signed by the author.

I lost my copy of The Alchemyst, which had been signed by the author.

6. I saw an old lady. She was sitting outside the library.

I was an old lady who/that was sitting outside the library.

I saw an old lady sitting outside the library.

7. I found some old books. They were hidden behind a cupboard.

I found some old books that/which were hidden behind a cupboard.

I found some old books hidden behind a cupboard.

8. * She came early. It surprised me.

She came early, which surprised me.

WELL DONE!

Zdroje:REDSTON, Chris a Gillie CUNNINGHAM. Face2face: Upper Intermediate Student‘s Book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 160 s. ISBN 9780521603379. (str. 33)

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RELATIVE CLAUSES. The writer who wrote Of Mice and Men is my favourite author. Complete the sentence: John Steinbeck, who wrote Of Mice and Men, is my