RELATIVE CLAUSES

WEEK 02

RELATIVE CLAUSES

USES AND STRUCTURE

What is a relative clause?

A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause. It has a subject and verb, but can’t stand alone as a sentence. It is sometimes called an “adjective clause” because it functions like an adjective—it gives more information about a noun. A relative clause always begins with a “relative pronoun,” which substitutes for a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun when sentences are combined.

The relative pronouns are:

LET'S PRACTICE

1. https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/pronouns/relative-pronouns/exercises2. https://www.grammarbank.com/relative-pronouns-exercises-1.html

Trivia sentence building challenge

choose one of the things from the list and say something true about that thing or person. You should expand that sentence by adding information, but without changing any of the words that are given.

Amazon is in South America. Amazon, who is a river, is in South America.

Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

Giza Pyramids were built by the egyptian empire.

María comes from Spain.