Relative clauses

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• Leerjaar 3

RELATIVE CLAUSES

CHOOSE THE WORD THAT FITS THE GAP

A hotel is a place ...
people stay when they're on holiday.

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

What's the name of the woman ...
lives in that house?

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

What do you call someone ...
writes computer programs?

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

Is that the shop ...
you bought your new laptop?

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

A waiter is a person ...
job is to serve customers in a restaurant.

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

This smartphone, ...
I bought last week, takes great photos.

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

Russell Crowe, ...
starred in Gladiator, was born in New Zealand.

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

RELATIVE PRONOUNS *

who for people/persons

which for things and animals

where for places

whose for possession

Student book, page 25

exercise 3 + 4

10 minutes, then check

EXERCISE 4

1. whose

2. who

3. which

4. where

5. which

6. who

7. whose

8. who

EXERCISE 5

1. which

2. whose

3. where

4. who

5. which

6. whose

7. where

8. which

How about that?

"We often use that instead of which. In informal English, we can also use that instead of who."

Student book, page 25

exercise 6

2 min

COMPARE SENTENCES

Listen, read and describe the difference.

The man who is crossing the street is my uncle.

vs.

My uncle, who is crossing the street, is going to Florida next month. 

COMPARE SENTENCES

In which sentence can you replace who with that?

The man who is crossing the street is my uncle.

vs.

My uncle, who is crossing the street, is going to Florida next month. 

COMPARE SENTENCES

In which sentence can you remove the relative clause*?

The man who is crossing the street is my uncle.

vs.

My uncle, who is crossing the street, is going to Florida next month. 

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE = information given is essential

You can replace who/which with that

You cannot remove the clause

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE = information given is extra

You cannot replace who/which with that

You can remove the clause

You use commas before and after the clause 

Student book, page 113

Exercise 3 --> right side of the page

5 minutes, then check

1. The man who lives next door is Tom's cousin.

2. This is Tod Garcia, who comes from New York.

3. Is that the hotel where you stayed?

4. I like leisure centres where you can play squash.

5. Matthias, whose dad is German, speaks four languages.

6. Who's the girl whose sweatshirt you borrowed?

7. Where's the CD which/that I lent you?

8. My dad's car, which he bought in 1995, has just brokend down for the first time. 

FINAL ACTIVITY

Join the sentence with the words in brackets by using a relative clause: 

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

"She worked for a man who used to be an athlete". 

- Karel was late for work today (Karel is my brother).

"Karel, who is my brother, was late for work today"

The customer liked the waitress (the customer was very friendly)

She wrote to her friend (her friend lives in Vietnam)

The bag was stolen (I bought the bag yesterday)

The history teacher wasn't there today. (the history teacher is very tall)