Relative clause

Relative clause

Relative clause
1. Who.
Peter, who helped
me with my homework, is one of my best
friends.
The man who you met yesterday is my
neighbor

3. That
The man that I saw yesterday is my new
manager.
The book that I am looking for is very
interesting

2. which
Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a
city for peace.
The book which I bought yesterday is very
interesting.

That used for emphasizing
It is the man that I want to see.
It was the book that I was looking for.

4. Definite clause

5. Non definite clause

• The girl who lives next door is very kind to

me.
• The car that I have just bought is very
expensive

• Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a
city for peace.
• Ho Chi Minh, who was born in Nghean,
was the first President of Vietnam.
• We can not use “that” to replace “who” and
“which” in non-definite clause.
• My father, who likes watching T.V, Is a fan
of…

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Relative clause

6. whose
The man whose car was stolen yesterday is
my friend.

That & which is used to replace for
the clause.
• That I got a pay rise made my family
happy.
• I got a pay rise, which made my family

happy.

Optional relative clause
1.The first, the second, the only to
V
• He is the first man who saw the fire.
• He is the first man to see the fire.

7. whom
Peter, whom I am looking for, is an
important guest tonight.
Peter, for whom I am looking, is an
important guest tonight.
Preposition only combine with “whom” and
“which” if it is placed before the relative
pronouns

Optional relative pronouns
• When the relative pronouns are the
objects of the sentences we can drop
them.
e.g. The man who I met yesterday is my
new neighbor.
The man I met yesterday is my new
neighbor.

2. V -ing
The boy who is waiting for me is my brother.
The boy waiting for me is my brother.
The staff who works well can get a pay rise.

The staff working well can get a pay rise.
People who came late for the meeting have
been punished.
People coming late for the meeting have
been punished.

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3. PII
• All of the money that was accepted has
already been released.
All of the money accepted has already been
released.
• The book which was written by him is very
interesting.
The book written by him is very interesting.

4. Non definite clause
Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a
city for peace.
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city for
peace.
Ho Chi Minh, who was the first President of
Vietnam, was born in Nghean.

Ho Chi Minh, the first President of Vietnam,
was born in Nghean

5. Relative clause with adv
preposition of place
The books that are on the shelf belong to
Mary.
The books on the shelf belong to Mary.
The students who are in the library now are
studious.
The students in the library now are studious.

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