4ESO RELATIVE CLAUSES EXPLANATION

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

Definition: A relative clause is a sentence we use to add information about people, objects or places.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS: they introduce Relative Clauses - WHO (people): The girl who I met yesterday is Peter's teacher - WHICH (objects): I need the book which you are reading. - THAT (people/objects): The girl that I met yesterday is Peter's teacher. I need the book that you are reading. - WHERE (PLACE ADVERBIAL) Egypt is the country where I would love to go on holidays. -WHOSE (possession) That is the man whose dog has been found.

(DEFINING) RELATIVE CLAUSE

1. When we use WHO, WHICH or THAT, we don't need to add another pronoun after it -The girl who/that she I met yesterday is Peter's teacher (WRONG!!!!) -The girl who7that I met yesterday is Peter's teacher (RIGHT) -I need the book which/that it you are reading (WRONG!!!) -I need the book which/that you are reading (RIGHT) 2. When we use WHOSE, it must be followed by the noun which refers to the possession. After that, you can add the Subject, the Verb and the rest of the sentence. -That is the girl whose mother I know from school 3. If the pronoun would be preceeded by a preposition in a normal sentences, this preposition cannot be placed before the pronoun (as we would do in Spanish) but must remain after the verb. -Here are the keys for which you were looking (WRONG!!!!) -Here are the keys which you were looking for (RIGHT)

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