Unit 6 DEFINING AND NON DEFINING DEFINING RELATIVE

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Unit 6

Unit 6

DEFINING AND NON DEFINING

DEFINING AND NON DEFINING

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES � Give essential information about ◦ Things WHICH /THAT ◦ People

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES � Give essential information about ◦ Things WHICH /THAT ◦ People WHO / THAT ◦ Places WHERE ◦ Time WHEN ◦ Show possession For example: : �She is the girl. WHOSE It is non sense �She is the girl who I met on Saturday By adding a RELATIVE PRONOUN we add a new clause to the sentence

RELATIVE PRONOUNS WHO – WHOSE – WHICH – WHERE – WHEN – THAT WHO

RELATIVE PRONOUNS WHO – WHOSE – WHICH – WHERE – WHEN – THAT WHO and THAT. They refer to PEOPLE. I can remember the singer WHO/THAT won last year Eurovision contest. *WHOM is quite formal and means “a quien” She is the girl WHOM I lent my mobile? WHICH and THAT. They refer to THINGS. BY THEY ARE NOT SEPARATED That’s the car WHICH was parked next to the school COMMAS WHERE. It refers to SPACES/ PLACES. There are no place WHERE I can go shopping here WHEN. It refers to TIME I’ll never forget the day WHEN I met my husband WHOSE. Express possession She is the girl WHOSE dog is always barking

�I live in a city … WHICH Is near Santander My brother was born

�I live in a city … WHICH Is near Santander My brother was born � 2004 is the year … � They live in a house… WHICH WHEN � This is the woman …WHO � This is a photo of a dog � Where � There is the book is a shop WHICH WHERE Has a very big garden I met last weekend WHICH isjumping very high I gave you on Christmas? My mum bought your present

In DEFININIG RELATIVE CLAUSES… You can use WHO/ THAT or WHICH/ THAT both of

In DEFININIG RELATIVE CLAUSES… You can use WHO/ THAT or WHICH/ THAT both of them means the same. � � we can omit THAT / WHICH / WHO if it is the object of the sentence, but not when it is the subject ◦ That’s the boy (who/that) I was talking about ◦ Do you know the name of the girl who lives next door?

Practice 1. The man has won the talent contest. His daughter is in my

Practice 1. The man has won the talent contest. His daughter is in my class. The man whose daughter is in my class has won the talent contest. 2. The fish was bad. We ate the fish yesterday. The fish which/that/ (X) we ate yesterday was bad. 3. The bus is coming. It goes to North Point. The bus which/ that goes to North Point is coming. 4. My flat has a very good view. We bought my flat last month. My flat, which we bought last month, has a very good view.