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Relative Clauses

The document explains relative clauses, specifically defining relative clauses that provide essential information about a person or thing. It details the use of relative pronouns such as who, that, which, when, where, and whose, with examples for clarity. Additionally, it suggests including exercises for practice on the topic.

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Relative Clauses

The document explains relative clauses, specifically defining relative clauses that provide essential information about a person or thing. It details the use of relative pronouns such as who, that, which, when, where, and whose, with examples for clarity. Additionally, it suggests including exercises for practice on the topic.

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Grammar explanation

Relative clauses give us information about the person or thing mentioned.


Defining relative clauses give us essential information – information that
tells us who or what we are talking about.
The woman who lives next door works in a bank.
These are the flights that have been cancelled.
We usually use a relative pronoun or adverb to start a defining relative
clause: who, which, that, when, where or whose.

who/that
We can use who or that to talk about people. that is more common and a
bit more informal.
She's the woman who cuts my hair.
He's the man that I met at the conference.
which/that
We can use which or that to talk about things. that is more common and a
bit more informal.
There was a one-year guarantee which came with the TV.
The laptop that I bought last week has started making a strange noise!
Other pronouns
when can refer to a time.
Summer is the season when I'm happiest.
where can refer to a place.
That's the stadium where Real Madrid play.
whose refers to the person that something belongs to.
He's a musician whose albums have sold millions.

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