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The boy is my brother. Which boy are you talking about?
He is wearing a cap. Oh I see! The boy who is wearing a cap is your brother.
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The boy The boy whowho is wearing a cap is my brother. is wearing a cap is my brother.
What does it refer to?
The relative pronouns (which, who, whom or that) refer to the noun (or noun phrase) before it.
Are you talking
about me?
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People People who (subject), whom (object) who (subject), whom (object) Things Things which which
We can use We can use ‘‘thatthat’’ instead of instead of ‘‘whowho’’, , ‘‘whomwhom’’ and and ‘‘whichwhich’’..
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The lady The lady whowho (that) talked to me last night was (that) talked to me last night was Jenny.Jenny. Jenny talked to me last night.Jenny talked to me last night.
(Sub.)(Sub.) The lady The lady whomwhom (that) talked to last night (that) talked to last night
was Jenny.was Jenny. I talked to Jenny last night. I talked to Jenny last night.
(Obj.)(Obj.)
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Which relative pronoun should we use?Which relative pronoun should we use?
1.1. The girlThe girl studies French doesnstudies French doesn’’t t
speak Cantonese.speak Cantonese.
2.2. Do you know the manDo you know the man I talked to?I talked to?
3.3. ItIt’’s a books a book will interest children will interest children
of all ages.of all ages.
who/that
whom/that
which/that
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The students are smart. The students are smart.
They are learning relative clause. They are learning relative clause.
The students are smart. who are learning relative clause
‘who’ is used instead of ‘they’
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Try to connect the sentences by using Try to connect the sentences by using relative clause.relative clause.
e.g. The girls annoyed me. They talked too e.g. The girls annoyed me. They talked too much.much.
The girls The girls who talked too muchwho talked too much annoyed me. annoyed me.
Relative ClauseRelative Clause1.1. The man told me to come back today. He left The man told me to come back today. He left
yesterday.yesterday.
2.2. The cute boy is the ownerThe cute boy is the owner’’s son. He works in s son. He works in the shop.the shop.
3.3. The ladder began to slip. I was standing on The ladder began to slip. I was standing on it.it.
The man who left yesterday told me to come back today.
The cute boy who works in the shop is the owner’s son.
The ladder which I was standing on began to slip. /
The ladder on which I was standing began to slip. (more formal)
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Remember! The pronoun refers to the same thing as Remember! The pronoun refers to the same thing as the relative pronoun does should be omitted.the relative pronoun does should be omitted.
e.g. The girl is my sister. You saw her yesterday.e.g. The girl is my sister. You saw her yesterday.
A: The girl whom you saw her yesterday is my sister.A: The girl whom you saw her yesterday is my sister.
B: The girl whom you saw yesterday is my sister.B: The girl whom you saw yesterday is my sister.
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The watch is mine. You saw the watch in the The watch is mine. You saw the watch in the drawer.drawer.
The girl is my cousin. Ben talked to the girl.The girl is my cousin. Ben talked to the girl.
The watch which (that) you saw in the drawer is mine.
The girl whom (that) Ben talked to is my cousin.
The park is beautiful. The park is next to our The park is beautiful. The park is next to our school.school.
The dictionary is useful. I bought the The dictionary is useful. I bought the dictionary yesterday.dictionary yesterday.
The park which (that) is next to our school is beautiful.
The dictionary which (that) I bought yesterday is useful.
The problem is difficult to solve. We are The problem is difficult to solve. We are facing the problem.facing the problem.
The problem which (that) we are facing is difficult to solve.
