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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

BY LAURA RUIZ

We use relative pronouns to refer to a noun (a person or a thing) mentioned before and to which we want to add more information or modify.

Relative pronouns can refer to something or someone in the singular or plural. Some relative pronouns can be used only with people, some with only things, and some with both. Here is a list of the relative pronouns.

Examples with each pronoun

  • THINGS
  • My new job, which I only started last week, is already very stressful
  • This is the book that won the Pulitzer prize last year.
  • PEOPLE
  • My sister, who just moved in with me, is looking for a job
  • The woman with whom I was talking to was my cousin.
  • Paul, whose wife just had a baby, will not be at work for a few weeks

WHEN - WHERE - WHY

These relative adverbs are sometimes used in place of a relative pronoun to make the sentence easier to understand. These adverbs refer to expressions of time, places, or motives. Example: The university where I teach is an excellent school.

VÍDEO

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Relative clauses

What is !!

  1. Relative pronouns are used to join two or more clauses, thus forming what we call “relative clauses”. There are two types of relative clauses: those that add additional information and those that modify (or define) the subject of the sentence.

Relative clauses

  • Non-defining Relative Clauses
  • These clauses add additional information. Commas are used to separate the relative clause from the rest of the sentence. You cannot use “that” in place of “which” or “who” in this type of clause.
  • Defining Relative Clauses
  • These clauses define the noun and identify what thing or person we mean. Commas are not used with this type of clause.

Examples

My friend Tony, who is an excellent writer, is helping me with my English paper.

The report, which my boss asked me to write last week, still isn’t finished

Non-defining Relative Clauses

Non-defining Relative Clauses

She never met the man who saved her father’s life

I wrote the report that you asked for

Defining Relative Clauses

Defining Relative Clauses

Exercise

https://kahoot.it/challenge/0414074?challenge-id=f7bd0a48-fed2-4bc0-b486-563d808e6012_1714070319394

https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/7321869-relative_clauses.html

¡THANKS!

Laura Ruiz