Relative pronouns

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• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

relative pronouns

Relative pronouns explanation:

A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces a relative clause. It is called a "relative" pronoun because it "relates" to the word that its relative clause modifies.

After reading the explanation, did you understand what it means?

1. YES, of course
2. No! Are you kidding me?!?
3. I knew what a relative pronoun meant.

Fill in: The person _____phoned me last night is my teacher.

The person who phoned me last night is my teacher.

• We use WHO for people.
  

The bag which I bought was brown.

• We use WHICH for things.
  

THAT

We use that for both things & people

The bag that I bought was brown.

The person that phoned me last night is my teacher.

• We use THAT for both people & things.
  

The car ____ I drive is old.

1. what
2. that
3. which
4. who

The cyclist ____won the race trained hard

1. who
2. what
3. which

I am looking for someone ____ can watch my dog while I go on vacation.

1. whom
2. which
3. that
4. who

Do you know the difference between WHO/ WHICH /THAT?

1. YES, let's move on!
2. NO, please explain again!

just one more:
The police needed details ____could help identify the robber.

answer: which / that

the importance of commas

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On the next slide, you will see 2 sentences. Try to figure out why one is with commas and the other one not......

Her brother, who lives in London, is a doctor.

Her brother who called you last week got married.

Her brother is a doctor.

(living in London is extra information which you can leave out)

Her brother got married.

(brother who called you is important because it is about which brother)

With or without commas:
Plants(,) which grow in the desert(,) need little water.

1. with
2. without

***Important

• Plants which grow in the desert need little water.          OR
  
• Plants that grow in the desert need little water. 
  

BUT

• I have a lot of plants, which I water every day.           
  
• I have a lot of plants, that I water every day.  NOT!
  

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Fill in the gap:
I am not sure ____ car that is.

I don't care ____ you invite to your party!

1. which
2. who
3. whom
4. whose

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Do you want to know when we can leave the relative pronouns out?

1. Yes!
2. No, thanks.
3. I don't know what you mean.

to leave it out or not to leave it out

that's the question..... When?

leaving out the relative pronoun

Sometimes you can leave out the relative pronouns:

This is the boy (who) I met yesterday. --> it is not the subject in the sentence so, you can leave it out

This is the boy who was at the party. --> you cannot leave it out because it is the subject in the sentence. 

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