Relative clause Defining nondefining Sentences can be divided
Relative clause Defining / non-defining
Ø Sentences can be divided into parts called clauses. A relative clause is a part of a sentence that describes the person or thing we are talking about and is connected to other clauses in the sentence via a ‘relative pronoun’, who, which or that. Relative pronouns replace the subject or object of the verb:
examples Ø Where is the new boy? He was in class yesterday. Ø Where is the new boy that was in class yesterday? Ø Can I borrow the CD? You bought the CD. Ø Can I borrow the CD that you bought?
Ø I told you about the woman who lives next door. Ø Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? Ø He couldn’t read which surprised me. Ø Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? Ø I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference. Ø I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.
Defining/non-defining(difference) Ø My sister who lives in Istanbul is pregnant Ø My sister , who lives in Istanbul , is pregnant
Defining relative clause I congrutulated the student. He got the highest mark. Ø I congrutulated the student who gaot the highest mark. Ø Can you repair the chair? It is in the study room. Ø Can you repair the chair which is in the study room. Ø
More examples(as a subject of the clause) Ø There is someone at the door. He wants to see you. Ø There is someone at the door who wants to see you. Ø I want to see the person. he deals with the customer complaints Ø I want to see the person who deals with the customer complaints
Ø The person who lives next door is an engineer. Ø The plate which is on the table is dirty. Ø The milk which is in the bottle is for the baby. Ø Why did you buy this car which is older than the previous one.
More examples(as the object of a verb) Ø The applicant who(whom-that) we interviewed yesterday is suitable for the job. Ø The book which(that) I bought last week is very interesting Ø The man (who)(that-whom) we met yesterday was a sales representative. Ø The woman whom I I bought this car from is a doctor. (object of a preposition)
Whose-where The girl whose father is a doctor is my girlfriend. (def. ) Ø My classmate Susan, whose parents are both doctors, dosn’t want to be a doctor. (non-d. ) Ø The house whose garden is full of flowers is my grandmum’s. Ø The city where I was born is my hometown. Ø Istanbul, where more than en million peole live, has many problems to solve. Ø
exercises Ø The girl is my best friend. I go to school with her………………… Ø The man wants to do business with you. he will come tomorrow…………. . Ø The film was very interesting. I watched is last week……………. . Ø The I can’t find the book. It is about pollution……………….
Non-defining relative clause Ø Ataturk, who is the great commender, died in 1938. Ø That green book, which is on the table, belongs to me. Ø Turkey, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides, has strategic importance. Ø My father, whom you met yesterday, in Germany.
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