Relative clauses
THEORY AND GRAMMAR. ALL YOU NEED TO NOW ABOUT RELATIVE CLAUSES:
Relative Pronouns are:
Who.- quien/que (persona) where.- donde
Which.- el cual/ que (cosas/animales) when.- cuando
That.- que (animales/personas) whose.- cuyo
Whom.- a la cual (al cual) why.- por la cual
*To whom / for whom / with whom
This is the girl to whom I lent my book // This is the girl who I lent my book to
They welcomed the people for whom the party was organized // they welcomed the people who the party was organized for
Complete the following sentences about you. Then share with your classmates.
I'm a person who...
I'm student whose...
My house is a place where...
Albaida is a village...
My father/mother is a person...
English is a language that...
Define:
A policeman is… a person who
A house is… a place
My school is…
My father…
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
1. RELATIVE PRONOUN:
WHO/WHICH/THAT FOR DEFINING
2. COMMAS:
NO COMMAS FOR DEFINING
3. WHO/WHICH/THAT OMITTED:
IF RELATIVE PRONOUN IS NOT THE SUBJECTS IN DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
The city which everybody voted the best touristic destination is my hometown
I live in the city which was voted heat capital
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
1. RELATIVE PRONOUN:
WHO/WHICH FOR NON DEFINING (NEVER THAT)
2. COMMAS:
COMMAS FOR NON-DEFINING
3. WHO/WHICH/THAT OMITTED:
NEVER IN NON-DEFINING
the city, which everybody voted the best touristic destination, is my hometown.
Seville, which has been voted heat capital, is my hometown
DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Label the defining relative clauses (D) and the non-defining relative clauses (N).
1 The book, which was written by a twelve-year-old, was a best-seller
2 New Orleans is a city where great jazz musicians play.
3 Matt, who got married last year, is a very helpful and kind person.
4 That's the man who shouted at me.
5 My best friend, whose parents live in France, has invited me to visit.
6 Brighton, which is situated on the coast, is an interesting place to see,
7 This is the new dress which I bought for the party.
8 He's the novelist whose books I love.
9 Tha1's the bookshop where there's a really nice café.
10 Eastbourne, where my parents met, is by the sea.
DEFINING VS. NON-DEFINING
PRACTICE: https://www.english-practice.at/b1/grammar/relative-clauses/b1-relative-clauses-index.htm
No try here for more complicated activity. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?07
Here for even more. http://www.xtec.cat/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/relclex1.htm
KAHOOT 1: https://create.kahoot.it/details/427f3c06-66f7-4e13-8fdd-32c9831ff315
KAHOOT 2: https://create.kahoot.it/details/ab210790-3e7c-458b-b8a3-52e477bea0d5
Game 2. Join the sentences
Game 3. Join paying attention to the PREPOSITION
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Match the relative pronouns in sentences (1-4) with their uses (a – d)
1 That's the restaurant where they first met.
2 Have you met the boy who / that is going out with Liz?
3 There are some good TV programmes which /that I never manage to see.
4 Julie is the girl whose parents never let her stay out late.
a for possessions
b for things
e for places
d for people
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Rewrite the sentences to make non-defining relative clauses.
1 My sister lives in Manchester. She's a doctor.
2 The film is about Australia. lt's really boring.
3 John works in that school. His sister shares a flat with me.
4 Sue wants to be a pilot. Her mother works for British Airways.
2 Rewrite the sentences. Use the correct relative pronoun.
1 Martin is the one whose scored the winning goal.
2 The café when we had arranged to meet was horrible!
3 This is the present what I bought for Sally.
4 Kelly is the girl her sister is a brilliant pianist.
5 We can look for a room where is quieter if you like.
6 That's the city there they got robbed.
7 He's the boy his grandfather was a champion chess player.
8 Clara is the girl she is brilliant at tennis.
9 They are the family their car broke down.
10 She's the girl what loves David.
Join the following sentences using the appropriate relative pronoun.
The restaurant was very expensive. We wanted to eat there.
The new computer programme is useless. It came out last month.
The concert was fantastic. It started rather late.
The beach isn't far from here. There's an ice cream kiosk there.
Sunday is my favourite day of the week. I sleep in until eleven o'clock then.
Hannah is the richest girl I know. She's got a car already.
Fun and extra activities:
Role play and quizz:https://eslspeaking.org/relative-clause-speaking-activity/
You may find extra practice for the relative pronouns on this webpage: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns.htm
Relative clauses plus PREPOSITION:
Inglés cotidiano
Is that the man (who) she arrived with?
Does he know the girl (that) John is talking to?
The person (who) he is negotiating with is the Chairman of a large company.
It is a club (which) many important people belong to.
He liked the people (that) he lived with.
The tree (that) they had their picnic under was the largest and oldest in the park.
It was the river (that) the children preferred to swim in.
The jungle (that) the tribe lived in was full of strange and unusual animals.
Inglés formal
Is that the man with whom she arrived?
Does he know the girl to whom John is talking?
The person with whom he is negotiating is the Chairman of a large company.
It is a club to which many important people belong.
He liked the people with whom he lived.
The tree under which they had their picnic was the largest and oldest in the park.
It was the river in which the children preferred to swim.
The jungle in which the tribe lived was full of strange and unusual animals.
FILM YOURSELF. Go around the school and find several places, items, or even people. Use relative pronouns.
Examples:
This is the place were you can borrow books. It is the school library.
This is the person who sells sandwiches and drinks, her name is...
GOOGLE AND WRITE THREE DIFFERENT SENTENCES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING. USE RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Katalin Kariko is the...
Hornet is a type of...
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first person...
The first animal that was tamed
Knap of Howar
Robert Wadlow
Mount Elbrus
Present your school/home.
Using relative clauses, film yourself introducing your school and/or home to an imaginary school with which you are doing an exchange programme. Introduce people, places, items (objects) and whatever else you find interesting.
