Relative Clauses 5V - 2

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Road map

• Kahoot 
• Grammar - Relative Clauses: recap
• Check assignments 1.3.B
• Do exercises of C and D on Learnbeat/ 4 and 5 p. 67-68 book

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Relative clauses

We use relative clauses to describe or give extra information about something we have already mentioned. We often use them to avoid repetition. 

We often use relative pronouns (e.g. who, where, that, which, whose) to introduce relative clauses.

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Restrictive relative clauses:  you need them in the sentence for it to make sense. They give you essential information. NO COMMAS!!!

Non-restrictive relative clauses: They give extra information, which isn’t absolutely necessary. We use COMMAS to separate them from the rest of the sentence. 

Relative clauses

Restrictive relative clauses (no commas):

You can leave out that when:

• it is the object of the relative clause
• it is followed by a pronoun (name or I, you, he, she etc.)

This is the house that Jack built. 

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Whom: is sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition

This is George’s brother, with whom I went to school.

Whose: refers to the person that something belongs to.

He's a musician whose albums have sold millions. 

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Non-Restrictive relative clauses (commas):

• antecedent = person: who 
• antecedent = thing: which 
• antecedent = place: where
• antecedent = time: when 
• antecedent = reason: why
• no antecedent = what ('that which')

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Restrictive relative clauses (no commas):

• antecedent = person: who or that, preference for who
• antecedent = thing: which or that, preference for that 
• antecedent = place: where
• antecedent = time: when 
• antecedent = reason: why
• no antecedent = what ('that which')

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Homework

Study the theory of 1.3 Relative Clauses A-D on Learnbeat

Do the exercises belonging to 1.3.C and 1.3.D. Ready? Do ex. E2-4 on LB.

Prefer working in your GRO exercise book? Do ex. 4, 5 on p. 67 and 68.

You can find the theory on p. 74 to 82 in your GRO book.