Relative clauses

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Defining relative clause
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Defining relative clause

• Geeft meer informatie over wie of waar je het over hebt.
• Kan je ook gebruiken om twee zinnen samen te voegen als de twee zinnen over het zelfde onderwerp praten.

• The children who were tired went straight to bed.
• A comedy is a type of film which is funny.
• This is the shop where I bought my shoes.
• The children that were hyper played outside. 

Some Examples

Relative Pronouns

People

Places 

Things

that

that

who

which

where

1. Which word goes in the space?
The mountain ____ we climbed yesterday was the highest mountain in Britain!

2. Which word goes in the space?
A hotel is a place _____ people stay when they're on holiday.

3. Which word goes in the space?
What do you call someone _______ writes computer programs?

Combine using a relative clause:

I saw a man. He looks like my uncle.

5. Join these 2 sentences.

She has a car. The car is black.

6. Join these 2 sentences.

There's the house. Tom was born there.

I totally understand how to use defining relative clauses and relative pronouns.

1. Yes
2. Maybe
3. Not at all

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Did you answer maybe or not at all?

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