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1 My motherlovesdogswhichareclean. subjectverbobject subject object verbcomplement Michaelhastwo sisterswholivein Miami. A veterinarian is a person_____works with animals. that

2 who which who which who

3 How to Form Relative Clauses Imagine, a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You could say: A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl? Start with the most important thing – you want to know who the girl is. Do you know the girl … You need to put in the additional information – the girl is talking to Tom. Use „the girl“ only in the first part of the sentence, in the second part replace it with the relative pronoun (for people, use the relative pronoun „who“). So the final sentence is: Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?

4 relative pronoun useexample who subject or object pronoun for people I told you about the woman who lives next door. which subject or object pronoun for animals and things Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? where referring to places That’s the school were I went as a kid. whose possession for people animals and things Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? whom object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who) I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference. that subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible) I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.

5 1.A Scot is a person (he lives in Scotland) 2.Nessie is a monster (it lives in Loch Ness) 3.A fridge is a thing (you keep food) 4. Paul is a man. (John broke his car) 5.A bee is an insect (it makes honey) Forming Relative Clauses A Scot is a person who lives in Scotland. Nessie is a monster which lives in Loch Ness. A fridge is a thing where you keep food. Paul is a man whose car John broke. A bee is an insect which makes honey.

6 6. A lemon is a fruit ( I like to eat lemons) 7. A watch is a devise (You can see the time in it) 8. A ferry is a ship (Its driver wears a uniform) 9.A shop assistant is someone (He works in a shop) 10.A key is a thing (It can open and lock doors) A lemon is a fruit which I like to eat. A watch is a device where you can see the time. A ferry is a ship whose driver wears a uniform. A shop assistant is someone who works in a shop. A key is a thing which can open and lock doors.

7 A holiday in Scotland We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. Last year we … People live in Scotland. They are called Scots. The people … We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. We first … Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands. The lake … Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories. Arthur Conan Doyle … spent our holiday in Scotland which is in the north of… who live in Scotland are called Scots. went to Edinburgh which is the capital of Scotland. which se visited is in the Highlands.. who wrote the SH stories was born in Edinburgh.

8 Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster. Loch Ness which people know for its friendly monster is 37 km. long. There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie. An old man We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William. We then The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis. The mountain I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis. The postcard


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