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.

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The boy who is wearing a cap is my brother.

Are you
talking
about me?

What does it refer to?

The relative pronouns (which, who, whom or that) refer to the
noun (or noun phrase) before it.

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People who (subject), whom (object)

Things which
We can use that instead of who, whom and
which.

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

Jenny.
Jenny talked to me last night.
(Sub.)

The lady whom (that) I talked to last night

was Jenny.
I talked to Jenny last night.
(Obj.)

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Which relative pronoun should we use?

1.

The girl who/that

studies French doesnt

speak Cantonese.
2.

Do you know the man whom/that I talked to?

3.

Its a book which/that

children of all ages.

will interest

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The students are smart.
They are learning relative clause.

The students

who are learning relative clause

who is used instead of they

are smart.

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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.

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

2. The cute boy is the owners son. He works in

the shop.
The cute boy who works in the shop is the owners son.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The park is beautiful. The park is next to our

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

The dictionary is useful. I bought the

dictionary yesterday.
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
grandmothers.
_____________________________________
15. The television was stolen. The television
was bought 20 years ago.
_____________________________________
16. The fruit is on the table. The fruit isnt
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 grandmothers got broken.
15. The television which / that was bought 20 years ago was stolen.
16. The fruit which / that isnt fresh is on the table.

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