Relative Clauses

• 1. Relative ClausesRelative ParticlesDefiningNon-defining PersonThing PersonThing Subject ObjectSubject Object Object Subject Object Subject PrepositionPreposition who whoseWhy Which (Con) WhereWhatEsquema When de lathat presentacin

2. Relative clauses1) Defining Relative Clauses 2) Non-defining Relative Clauses3) Relative Particles 3. Relative ParticlesRelative Pronouns Relative Adverbs Who (for people) Whom (for people) Which (Connector) When Which (for things)Where That (for people & things)What (special case) Why Whose (for people & things) 4. MainMenu 1) Defining Relative ClausesThe relative clause is essential to understand the meaning of themain sentence. No commas. a) The Relative pronoun refers toa person.b) The Relative pronoun refers toan animal or a thing. 5. MainMenu1) Defining Relative Clausesa)The Relative pronoun refers to a person. I. The Relative pronoun is the subject of the sentence.II. The Relative pronoun is the object of the sentence.III. The Relative pronoun is the object of the sentence and it takes a preposition. 6. a) The relative pronoun refers to a person.I. The relative pronoun is the subject of the sentence.Who, (that).a. The woman who was with me last night is one of the bestlawyers in town. b. I fell in love with a man who came to visit my husband. c. The boys who broke the window have been expelled fromthe school. d. The children who were playing in the street yesterdayevening are homeless e. The pupils who learn this will speak English much morefluently. 7. a) The relative pronoun refers to a person.II. The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence. 0, that, (who) a. The boy she met last night is from New York.b. The teacher we had last year left the country in July.c. The man I saw in the street tried to cheat me.d. The person I asked for the name of the street didnt know where we were. 8. a) The relative pronoun refers to a person III. The relative pronoun is the object of the sentenceand it takes a preposition.0, that, (who /whom) preposition at the end of the sentencea. The girl I fell in love with left without saying goodbye. b. The boy they were talking to didnt speak Spanish. c. The boy she was going out with fell in love with another girl. d. The person I went on holiday with was just a friend of mine. 9. MainMenu 1) Defining Relative Clausesb)The Relative pronoun refers to an animal or a thing. I. The Relative pronoun is the subject of the sentence.II. The Relative pronoun is the object of the sentence.III. The Relative pronoun is the object of the sentence and it takes a preposition. 10. b) The relative pronoun refers to animals or things.I. The relative pronoun is the subject ofthe sentence.Which, that.a. The house which / that is next to mine belongsto my landlord. b. The car which / that is parked in front of myhouse is not mine. c. The folder which / that was on the floor belongsto my classmate. d. We couldnt see properly on the blackboardswhich / that were replaced last year. e. The park which / that is two blocks from herewill be remodelled in the near future.. 11. b) The relative pronoun refers to animals or things II. The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence.0, that, whicha. The car I bought last summer is much betterthan the one I had. b. I dont think the exam we did the other daywas as difficult as you thought. c. The elephant we saw at the zoo had beenhunted in Kenya. d. The house my brother has just bought hasall mod. cons. 12. b) The relative pronoun refers to animals or things.III. The relative pronoun is the object ofthe sentence and it takes a preposition. a. The house I live in is much more comfortable than the flat where I used to live.b. The dog they were looking for was eventually found miles away.c. The music she is listening to is far too loud.d. The bus we came on was very old.e. The shop I bought my computer from has disappeared . 13. MainMenu 2) Non-defining Relative Clauses The relative clause is just anexplanation, not necessary to understand the meaning of the mainsentence. Between commas. a) The Relative pronoun refers to a person. b) The Relative pronoun refers to an animal or a thing. 14. MainMenu 2) Non-defining Relative Clausesa)The relative pronoun refers to a person.Who / WhomI. The relative pronoun is the subject of the sentence.II. The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence.III. The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence and it takes a preposition. 15. a) The relative pronoun refers to a person. I. The relative pronoun is the subject of thesentence Who a. My English teacher, who was born in Salamanca, came here last year.b. My father, who has always been a farmer, is now retired.c. My uncle Tom and my aunt Mary, who got married two years ago, have just had a baby. 16. a) The relative pronoun refers to a person.II. The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence. Who / Whoma. My fathers mother, whom / who I didnt know, diedwhen she was very young. b. My parents, whom / who I havent seen for a fewmonths, live in a country house. c. Marys children, whom / who she adores, studyeconomics at the university of Madrid. 17. a) The relative pronoun refers to a person. III.The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence and it takes a preposition. a. My neighbours daughter, with whom I went out for a couple of months, doesnt speak to me any more.b. This is Mr. Roberts, about whom I spoke to you.c. Ive met her new Geography teacher, to whom she says she pays a lot of attention. 18. Main Menu 2) Non-defining Relative Clauses b)The relative pronoun refers to a thing oran animal. Which I. The relative pronoun is the subject of thesentence. II. The relative pronoun is the object of thesentence. III. The relative pronoun is the object of thesentence and it takes a preposition. 19. b) The relative pronoun refers to a thing or an animal. I. The relative pronoun is the subject ofthe sentence. a. I live in Bogot, which is the capital of the Republic of Colombia.b. Dont forget that last year I bought you this book, which is one of the best Ive ever read.c. Mosquitoes, which are very small animals, can however become very unpleasant when you visit the Amazon. 20. b)The relative pronoun refers to a thing or an animal.II.The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence. a. My house, which I bought a few years after I got married, needs remodelling.b. My neighbours dog, which is very old, can hardly walk.c. Peters English-Spanish dictionary, which he bought when he was at university, is out of date. 21. b) The relative pronoun refers to a thingor an animal.III.The relative pronoun is the object of the sentence and it takes a preposition. a. This city, about which I had read a lot before I came here, is much bigger than I thought.b. I eventually found my old dictionary, for which I had been looking weeks and weeks.c. This music, to which you listen so often, makes me want to scream. 22. Whose(1)a. In Defining Relative Clauses.i. The mother whose child is in hospital cameto see the headteacher yesterday. ii.The cat whose tail is white right at its tipbelongs to my next-door neighbour. iii. The house whose windows are painted redwas built in the C19th.Next 23. Relative Particles Whose (2)b. In Non-defining Relative Clauses.i. My neighbours, whose car is beyond repairbecause of a head-on crash, have just wonthe lottery. ii.My neighbours house, whose roof needsrepairing, is exactly the same shape asmine. iii. Marys cat, whose tail got burnt as a kitten,has been taken to the vet because of aserious kidney illness. 24. Relative ParticlesRelative adverbs: Where. The house where I live has got a cosygarden.The house I live in has got a cosy garden. When. This is the time of the year when flowersappear. Why. He could give no reason why his sister hadleft home. 25. RelativeParticles Which (Connector) In Non-defining Relative Clausesreferring to a complete sentence. He tried to sing at the concert, which was acomplete disaster 26. Relative Particles What (the thing that)Give me an example of the thingsthat you are going to say. Give me an example of what you aregoing to say.The thing that I dont understand ishow they are going to find all thatmoney. What I dont understand is how they aregoing to find all that money.