Relative clauses

Relative clauses - 1

A clause is a part of a sentence.
A relative clause gives us information about the person or thing that the speaker is talking about.

Example:
The boy who sits next to me ... (who sits next to me tells us which boy)
People who live in Australia ... (who live in Australia tells us which kind of people)

Relative clauses - 2

relative pronoun	use	example
which	subject or object pronoun for animals and things	It was the neighbour’s dog whichbarked in the middle of the night.
which	referring to a whole sentence	This is the report, which some people don't like.
whose	possession for people, animals and things	Yesterday I talked to a boy whose mother writes short stories. It was an old house, whosebasement had been flooded.
where	subject or object pronoun for people and places	The hotel where we stayed was in front of the sea.
that	subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)	The charity commission wrote the report that upset some people.

relative pronoun

use

example

which

subject or object pronoun for animals and things

It was the neighbour’s dog whichbarked in the middle of the night.

which

referring to a whole sentence

This is the report, which some people don't like.

whose

possession for people, animals and things

Yesterday I talked to a boy whose mother writes short stories.
It was an old house, whosebasement had been flooded.

where

subject or object pronoun for people and places

The hotel where we stayed was in front of the sea.

that

subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)

The charity commission wrote the report that upset some people.

Relative clauses - 3

There are two types of relative clause: defining and non-defining.
Both add extra information to a sentence. Read the example sentences.

Non-defining	Defining
The man, who has a moustache, is my grandfather.	I’m going to wear those shoes that I bought yesterday.
The video clip, which stars Monty Bishop, will be online tomorrow.	The woman who lives on the second floor is a doctor.
My Mum, whose sister lives in New York, is on holiday at the moment.	My aunt works for a school which is for special needs children.
The train, which was the first of its kind, is now in a museum.

Non-defining

Defining

The man, who has a moustache, is my grandfather.

I’m going to wear those shoes that I bought yesterday.

The video clip, which stars Monty Bishop, will be online tomorrow.

The woman who lives on the second floor is a doctor.

My Mum, whose sister lives in New York, is on holiday at the moment.

My aunt works for a school which is for special needs children.

The train, which was the first of its kind, is now in a museum.

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