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English Grammar Learning Page 1 / 2 Relative Clauses We use relative clauses to connect 2 sentences using who, which, that, whose or where. who which that whose where who which that defining whose where ex) I saw Khaled. He lives in Egypt. → I saw Khaled who lives in Egypt. Khaled Khaled he who ex) Father bought a car. It is BMW. → Father bought a car which is BMW. car car it which ex) I know the man. His son is my friend. → I know the man whose son is my friend. man man his whose ex) I saw the place. The place I was born. → I saw the place where I was born. place place place where 1 defining 2 non-defining Defining Relative Clauses ex) We helped the boy. He couldn’t find his book. → We helped the boy who couldn’t find his book. that who which defining whose where ex) We helped the boy. He couldn’t find his book. → We helped the boy who/that couldn’t find his book. ex) I saw Khaled. He lives in Paris. → I saw Khaled who/that lives in Paris. ex) Father bought a car. It is BMW. → Father bought a car which/that is BMW. ex) I know the man. His son is my friend. → I know the man whose son is my friend. ex) I saw the place. The place I was born. → I saw the place where I was born.
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Relative Clauses
We use relative clauses to connect 2 sentences using who, which, that, whose or where. whowhichthatwhosewherewho
whichthatdefiningwhosewhere
ex) I saw Khaled. He lives in Egypt. → I saw Khaled who lives in Egypt.KhaledKhaledhe
who
ex) Father bought a car. It is BMW. → Father bought a car which is BMW.carcarit
which
ex) I know the man. His son is my friend. → I know the man whose son is my friend.manmanhis
whose
ex) I saw the place. The place I was born. → I saw the place where I was born.placeplaceplace
where
1 defining
2 non-defining
Defining Relative Clauses
ex) We helped the boy. He couldn’t find his book. → We helped the boy who couldn’t find his book.
thatwho whichdefining
whosewhere
ex) We helped the boy. He couldn’t find his book. → We helped the boy who/that couldn’t find his book.
ex) I saw Khaled. He lives in Paris. → I saw Khaled who/that lives in Paris.
ex) Father bought a car. It is BMW. → Father bought a car which/that is BMW.
ex) I know the man. His son is my friend. → I know the man whose son is my friend.
ex) I saw the place. The place I was born. → I saw the place where I was born.
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Non-defining Relative Clauses
ex) Ali has two sons. They live with him. → Ali has two sons, who live with him.
ex) John is the hero of the tale. He lives in USA. → John, who lives in USA, is the hero of the tale.
thatwho whichnon-defining
John
non-defining
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Examples: Join the sentences below to make relative clauses (one long sentence) using Who,
which, whose, where or that. Use that and leave the relative pronoun where possible:
1. Fairy stories often feature animal. They can talk.
Fairy stories often feature animal which/that can talk.
2. Jack is the boy. He lives with his mother.
Jack is the boy who/that lives with his mother.
3. This is the book. I borrowed it.
This is the book I borrowed.
4. This is the village. The village I was born.
This is the village I was born.
5. This is the man. The man’s car is beautiful.
This is the man whose car is beautiful.
6. Khaled has a good camera. He bought it last year.
Khaled has a good camera, which he bought last year.
7. Khaled has a good camera. He is from Dubai.
Khaled, who is from Dubai, has a good camera.
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EGL4Arab
