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Relative Clauses Antecedent Defining Clauses Non-Defining Clauses Person

This document provides information about different types of relative clauses in English including defining and non-defining relative clauses. It identifies the antecedents that can be used with different types of relative clauses such as person, object, possessive, place, time, and reason. It also provides examples for each type of relative clause.

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Relative Clauses Antecedent Defining Clauses Non-Defining Clauses Person

This document provides information about different types of relative clauses in English including defining and non-defining relative clauses. It identifies the antecedents that can be used with different types of relative clauses such as person, object, possessive, place, time, and reason. It also provides examples for each type of relative clause.

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

ANTECEDENT DEFINING CLAUSES NON-DEFINING CLAUSES


PERSON WHO/ THAT , WHO…
• The boy who/ that knocked on the door used to be my friend. • My ESL teacher, who came to Germany in 1986, likes to ride
• The girl (who/ that) I saw in the department story was Linda. his mountain bike.
• Jane wasn’t the lady (who/ that) he talked to last night. • Einstein, who was born in Germany, is famous for his theories.

OBJECT WHICH/ THAT , WHICH…


• I’m going to wear the skirt which/that is hanging in the closet. • My mother's company, which makes mobile phones, is moving
• I’m going to wear the skirt (which/that) I bought in London. soon from Frankfurt to London.
• I’m going to wear the skirt (which/that) you’re looking at. • The hail, which is unusual in July, destroyed the roof.

POSSESSIVE WHOSE , WHOSE…


• Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? • The boy, whose parents both work as teachers at the school,
• They live in a house whose roof is full of holes. started a fire in the classroom.
• That’s the lady whose son I’m waiting for. • My brother, whose phone you just heard, is a doctor.

PLACE WHERE , WHERE…


• Let's go to a country where the sun always shines. • I've just come back from London, where John lives.
• This is the place where I lost my earring. • Buckingham Palace, where the Queen of England lives, is in
• The restaurant where we had dinner is nice. the centre of London.

TIME WHEN , WHEN…


• The day when I first met you had been horrible. • 2000, when I graduated, was the best year of my life.
• Yesterday was a day when everything went wrong! • We went to the cinema on Monday, when we saw Peter in the
• There are times when I feel so lonely. city centre.

REASON THE REASON WHY , WHICH IS WHY…


• The reason why I came here today is not important. • Grammar is interesting, which is why I study it.
• The great weather is the reason why I moved here. • My roommate is a slob, which is why I want to move out.
• That is reason why I’m late. • He loves reading, which is why he has so many books.

A WHOLE IDEA , WHICH…


• Chris did really well in his exams, which was a big surprise.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • She didn’t study for the exam, cheated and then lied about the
mark, which her parents were not happy about.

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