Relative Clause

Relative Clause

The boy is my brother.Which boy are you

talking about?

He is wearing a cap. Oh I see! The boy who is

wearing a cap is your brother.

Relative Clause

The boy who is wearing a cap is my brother.

What does it refer to?

The relative pronouns (which, who, whom or that) refer to the

noun (or noun phrase) before it.

Are you

talking

about me?

Relative Clause

People who (subject), whom (object)

Things which

We can use ‘that’ instead of ‘who’, ‘whom’ and

‘which’.

Relative Clause

The lady who (that) talked to me last night was

Jenny.

Jenny talked to me last night.

(Sub.)

The lady whom (that) talked to last night

was Jenny.

I talked to Jenny last night.

(Obj.)

I

Relative Clause

Which relative pronoun should we use?

1. The girl studies French doesn’t

speak Cantonese.

2. Do you know the man I talked to?

3. It’s a book will interest

children of all ages.

who/that

whom/that

which/that

Relative Clause

The students are smart.

They are learning relative clause.

The students are smart.who are learning relative clause

‘who’ is used instead of ‘they’

Relative Clause

Try to connect the sentences by using

relative clause.

e.g. The girls annoyed me. They talked too much.

The girls who talked too much annoyed me.

Relative Clause

1. The man told me to come back today. He left

yesterday.

2. The cute boy is the owner’s son. He works in

the shop.

3. The ladder began to slip. I was standing on it.

The man who left yesterday told me to come back today.

The cute boy who works in the shop is the owner’s son.

The ladder which I was standing on began to slip. /

The ladder on which I was standing began to slip. (more formal)

Relative Clause

Remember! The pronoun refers to the same thing as

the relative pronoun does should be omitted.

e.g. The girl is my sister. You saw her yesterday.

A: The girl whom you saw her yesterday is my sister.

B: The girl whom you saw yesterday is my sister.

Exercise Time

Exercise

The watch is mine. You saw the watch in the

drawer.

The girl is my cousin. Ben talked to the girl.

The watch which (that) you saw in the drawer is mine.

The girl whom (that) Ben talked to is my cousin.

The park is beautiful. The park is next to our

school.

The dictionary is useful. I bought the

dictionary yesterday.

The park which (that) is next to our school is

beautiful.

The dictionary which (that) I bought yesterday is

useful.

The problem is difficult to solve. We are

facing the problem.

The problem which (that) we are facing is difficult to

solve.

1. She worked for a man. The man used to be

an athlete.

_____________________________________

__________________________

2. They called a lawyer. The lawyer lived

nearby.

_____________________________________

__________________________

3. I sent an email to my brother. My brother

lives in Australia.

_____________________________________

__________________________

4. The customer liked the waitress. The

waitress was very friendly.

_____________________________________

__________________________

5. We broke the computer. The computer

belonged to my father.

_____________________________________

__________________________

6. I dropped a glass. The glass was new.

_____________________________________

__________________________

7. She loves books. The books have happy

endings.

_____________________________________

__________________________

8. They live in a city. The city is in the north of

England.

_____________________________________

__________________________

9. The man is in the garden. The man is

wearing a blue jumper.

_____________________________________

__________________________

10. The girl works in a bank. The girl is from

India.

_____________________________________

__________________________

11. My sister has three children. My sister

lives in Australia.

_____________________________________

__________________________

12. The waiter was rude. The waiter was

wearing a blue shirt.

_____________________________________

__________________________

13. The money is in the kitchen. The money

belongs to John.

_____________________________________

14. The table got broken. The table was my

grandmother’s.

_____________________________________

15. The television was stolen. The television

was bought 20 years ago.

_____________________________________

16. The fruit is on the table. The fruit isn’t

fresh.

_____________________________________

KEY:

1. She worked for a man who / that used to be an athlete.

2. They called a lawyer who / that lived nearby.

3. I sent an email to my brother who / that lives in Australia.

4. The customer liked the waitress who / that was very friendly.

5. We broke the computer which / that belonged to my father.

6. I dropped a glass which / that was new.

7. She loves books which / that have happy endings.

8. They live in a city which / that is in the north of England.

9. The man who / that is wearing a blue jumper is in the garden.

10. The girl who / that is from India works in a bank.

11. My sister who / that lives in Australia has three children.

12. The waiter who / that was wearing a blue shirt was rude.

13. The money which / that belongs to John is in the kitchen.

14. The table which / that was my grandmother’s got broken.

15. The television which / that was bought 20 years ago was stolen.

16. The fruit which / that isn’t fresh is on the table.

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