Transcript RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES
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The T-shirt which Maggy bought for the party
is too small.
The T-shirt is too small.
Which T-shirt?
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The jacket which Maggy bought for the party
is too short.
The jacket is too short.
Which jacket?
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The skirt which Maggy bought for the party
is wrong colour.
The skirt is wrong colour.
Which skirt?
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• The T-shirt which Maggy
bought for the party
is too small.
• The jacket which Maggy
bought for the party
is too short.
• The skirt which Maggy
bought for the party
is wrong colour.
add information
Relative clauses
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• The T-shirt which Maggy
bought for the party
is too small.
• The jacket which Maggy
bought for the party
is too short.
• The skirt which Maggy
bought for the party
is wrong colour.
which
things
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The hat which Kyle has on is terrible.
The hat is terrible.
Which hat?
which
things
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The child who is in yellow T-shirt is named Alex.
The child is named Alex.
Which child?
who
which
people
things
Correct
or incorrect
The girl which
who is playing computer games is my niece.
CORRECT
who
people
which
INCORRECT
things
Correct
or incorrect
The games which she is playing are fun.
CORRECT
which
INCORRECT
things
Correct
or incorrect
The shop where
which she bought the games is nearby.
CORRECT
where
places
INCORRECT
Correct
or incorrect
The day when
which she bought the games was her birthday.
CORRECT
when
dates
which
INCORRECT
things
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who
people
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A teacher is a person.
She teaches children.
A teacher is a person who teaches children.
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things
who
people
where
when
places
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An MP3 player is a gadget.
It plays music.
An MP3 player is a gadget which plays music.
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which
things
who
people
where
places
when
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the Greeks (people)
live in Greece
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which
things
who
people
where
places
when
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the date
people celebrate St. Valentine’s Day
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which
things
who
people
where
when
places
dates
a mosquito (insect)
drink blood
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which
things
who
people
where
when
places
dates
Russia
we live
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people
where
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Relative clauses
which
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people
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which
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when
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Relative clauses
which
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people
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which
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people
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places
when
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This is a man who is very smart and practical.
This is a man who mostly wears business-style clothes.
This is a man who tries to do his work well.
This is a man who can speak some foreign languages.
This is a man who is not tall.
This is a man who lives in Moscow.
This is a man who was born in St. Petersburg.
This is the man who is the President of Russia.