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Relatives

The document explains relative clauses in English, distinguishing between defining and non-defining clauses. Defining relative clauses provide essential information without commas, while non-defining clauses offer additional information with commas. It includes examples and activities for practice with relative pronouns.

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Relatives

The document explains relative clauses in English, distinguishing between defining and non-defining clauses. Defining relative clauses provide essential information without commas, while non-defining clauses offer additional information with commas. It includes examples and activities for practice with relative pronouns.

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GRAMMAR: RELATIVE CLAUSES

1. Defining relative clauses: Nos dan información esencial, es decir, que son necesarias
para entender el significado de la frase. Identifican persona, lugar, cosa o tiempo. Van
sin comas.
Who/that: persona “ She likes the guy who/ that works at the cinema”
Which /that: cosas o ideas “I read the book which /that you recommended”
Whose: posesión (cuyo) “That is the man whose house floded last week”
When: tiempo “That was the year when I was born”
Where: lugar “This is the park where we usually meet”

No se pueden omitir cuando el relativo va seguido de un verbo, por tanto, hace


función de sujeto “He likes the girl who is wearing pink trousers” (Como después de
who no hay sujeto, no se puede omitir)
Whose no puede omitirse nunca.

2. Non Defining relative clauses: Nos dan información adicional sobre una persona,
cosa lugar o tiempo, es decir, esta información no es esencial para entender la frase. Van
con comas.
Who: persona “Silvia, who is my neighbour, is also coming to the party”
Which: cosas o ideas “My bike, which I use every day, is in the garage”
Whose: posesión “Al Gore, whose film about climate change won an Oscar, is giving a
conference next week”
When: tiempo “In 1998, when there was an ecological disaster in Doñana, I was living
near Huelva”
Where: lugar “Cordoba, where I have my friends, is a beautiful place”

NUNCA se puede omitir el relativo.


THAT no se utiliza.

ACTIVITIES:
[Link]: Complete these sentences with a relative pronoun.
1. That was the month ................ she was born
2. Alba, ................ is my classmate, is always smiling
3. He likes the woman ............... is carrying the yellow suitcase
4. This is the hotel ............... we stayed last month
5. Susan, ..............father owns three shoe shops, is my new mate
6. I read a book ...............you shoul read too
7. Almeria, ................. I live, is a beautiful place
8. My car, ............... I use every day, is in the garage.
[Link]: Join theses with a relative pronoun. Add commas when you think is
necessary.
1. I found a cat near a house. The house is made of red brick.

2. Paul is driving a car. The car is really fast.

3. My cousin Tina loves shopping. Tina’s got blue eyes.

[Link] drove to Canterbury. It is not far from London.

5. The waiter was very annoying. He served our table.

6. The surgery has three doctors. All doctors are all very good.

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