Slide bài giảng về mệnh đề quan hệ (Relative clause)

Relative Clause


Describe the picture
At the party


The boy over there is
my brother.

Which boy are you
talking about?

He is talking to Mary.

Oh I see! The boy who is
talking to Mary is your
brother.


1. Defining Relative Clause
Oh I see! The boy who is
talking to Mary is your
brother.

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To define the noun just before it

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Start with Relative

Pronoun


1. Defining Relative Clause
a. Relative Pronoun
WHO (that)
(people)

Oh I see! The boy who is
talking to Mary is your
brother.


1. Defining Relative Clause
Oh I see! The boy who is
talking to Mary is your
brother.

a. Relative Pronoun
WHOM (that) (people)

1

Oh I see! The boy whom
Mary is talking to is your
brother.

2

Oh I see! The boy to whom
Mary is talking is your
brother.


1. Defining Relative Clause
Over there. His tie is
blue.

a. Relative Pronoun
WHOSE
Who is Mary’s boyfriend?

THAT
Ah,
I see.

The boy WHOSE tie is blue
is Mary’s boyfriend.


Look at the example
What did you buy for
Mary?

My present is there.

Which one?

Can you see the present
which is wrapped with
red ribbon?


1. Defining Relative Clause
a. Relative Pronoun
WHICH (that)
(things)

Can you see the present
which is wrapped with
red ribbon?

Is it the present
which Peter is putting his hand
on?
Is it the present
ON which Peter is putting his
hand?


Relative Clause


Which relative pronoun should we use?

1.

The girl

who/thatstudies French doesn’t speak C

antonese.
2.

Do you know the man

3.

It’s a book
ges.

I talked to?

whom/that

will interest children of all a

which/that


Relative Clause
Try to connect the sentences by using relativ
e clause.
e.g. The girls annoyed me. They talked too muc
h.


The girls who talked too much annoyed me.

Relative Clause
1. The man told me to come back today. He left
yesterday.
The man who left yesterday told me to come back today.

2. The cute boy is the owner’s son. He works in
the shop.
The cute boy who works in the shop is the owner’s son.

3. The ladder began to slip. I was standing on i
t. The ladder which I was standing on began to slip. /
The ladder on which I was standing began to slip. (more
formal)


Relative Clause


Remember! The pronoun refers to the same thing as t
he relative pronoun does should be omitted.

e.g. The girl is my sister. You saw her yesterday.
A: The girl whom you saw her yesterday is my sister.
B: The girl whom you saw yesterday is my sister.


Exercise Time

Exercise


The watch is mine. You saw the watch in the d
rawer.
The watch which (that) you saw in the drawer is mine.



The girl is my cousin. Ben talked to the girl.
The girl whom (that) Ben talked to is my cousin.




The park is beautiful. The park is next to our s
chool.
The park which (that) is next to our school is
beautiful.



The dictionary is useful. I bought the dictionar
y yesterday.
The dictionary which (that) I bought yesterday is
useful.




The problem is difficult to solve. We are facin
g the problem.
The problem which (that) we are facing is difficult to
solve.


Mary and her boyfriend is talking
Do you remember that
day?
Which day?

We met each other for
the first time on that day.

You mean… the day
on which we met for the 1st
time?
WHEN


Mary and her boyfriend is talking
Do you remember our
place?
Which place?

Sofia’s house.

You mean… the place
at which we met for the 1st time?

WHERE


1. Defining Relative Clause
a. Relative Pronoun
WHY (that)
(the reason why)
Oh, just to recall our
best memories

Tell me the reason WHY
you ask me these things?


1. Defining Relative Clause
Relative Pronouns

who
whom
whose
which
when
where
why

(that)

Omitted (x)

2. Non-defining Relative Clause
Mary’s sister, who is absent today,
looks like her a lot.

Not to define the Noun
- Just to provide more information
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WHEN?
- Cannot be replaced by THAT
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3. Coordinate RC
The birthday party was filled with laughter,
WHICH made Mary really happy.

WHICH =

replace the clause