Relative clauses

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Relative clauses

Lesson aims

- At the end of this lesson you are able to explain what relative clauses are

- At the end of this lesson you know the difference between a defining and non-defining clause

00:32

Is a clause the same as a whole sentence?

1. Yes
2. No

01:08

Who does 'who' refer to?

01:48

If you talk about times, what pronoun do you use?

1. Which
2. Who
3. When
4. Where

Relative clauses

Clause = part of a sentence

We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences or to give more information about something

Example: 

I bought a new car. It is very fast.→ I bought a new car that is very fast.

Defining/non-defining clauses

• A defining relative clause tells which noun we are talking about:
  

I like the woman who lives next door. (If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean).

• A non-defining relative clause gives us extra information about something. We don't need this information to understand the sentence:
  

I live in London, which has some fantastic parks. (Everybody knows where London is, so 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information).

Assignment

What? Answer the questions on the following slides

How? With use of your phone, individually

Help? The theory you've just learned

Time? 5 minutes

Done? The lesson is finished!

1) She worked for a man (the man used to be an athlete)

2) I dropped a glass (the glass was new)

3) Al Gore gave a long and boring speech. (He won a nobel prize)

4) Social network sites will definitely change business. (They are very popular)

At the end of this lesson you are able to explain what relative clauses are

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At the end of this lesson you know the difference between a defining and non-defining clause

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Done!