Relative Clauses 1
READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT RELATIVE CLAUSES. THEN DO THE EXERCISE BELOW.
A clause is a part of a sentence. A relative clause tells us which person or thing (or what kind of person or thing) the speaker means.
The students who lives next door is very noisy. (who lives next door tells us which students)
People who live in Guanajuato...(who live in Guanajuato tells us what kind of people)
We use who/that/which instead of he/she/it.
-- We use who in a relative clause when we are talking about people. We use who instead of he/she/they:
the students- the live next door - is very friendly The students who live next door is very friendly.
We know a lot of people - they live in Bogota We know a lot of people who live in Bogota.
An nurse is someone who gives care to people who are sick or injured.
What was the name of the man who lent you the money?
The woman who was injured in the accident is now in the hospital.
Anyone who wants to study in this school must sign up before next Wednesday.
It is also possible to use that instead of who:
The man that lives next door is very friendly.
-- When we are talking about things, we use that (not who) in a relative clause. We use that instead of it/they:
where is the soda? - it was in the refrigerator Where is the soda that was in the refrigerator?
I don't like stories that have unhappy endings.
Jeremiah works for a company that makes hardware and software.
Everything that happened was my fault.
The window that was broken has now been repaired.
You can also use which for things (but not for people):
Where soda the soda which was in the refrigerator?
Choose the most appropriate ending from the list.
The sentences in this exercise are not complete. Choose the most appropriate ending from the list and make it into a relative clause.
Example: 1. Jerry works for a company that (or which) makes hardware and software.
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