Relative Pronouns
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AL AZHAR Private School – Khouribga - School Year : 2009 - 2010 Relative pronouns Full Name : ………………………………………………. Class : Group : …………………… GRAMMAR : RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND RELATIVE CLAUSES: People Things Possessive case Who/ that (subject) whom ( object) Which/ that whose N.B. the relative pronouns: who, which or whose are used when the speaker wants to give specific information to define the person or thing he she is talking about. Examples : 1. The person [who/ that sells meat] is the butcher.( people/ subject) 2. The person [who(m) we invited last week] was my uncle.(people/ object) 3. The car [which/ that my father bought] is very expensive. ( things) 4. The man [whose photo is in the newspaper] is a dangerous criminal.(possessive case) The clauses between brackets are called “DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES”. They tell us more information about the words they describe. A. Fill in the blanks with: who, which or whose . 1. The letter ……………..we received last week was from my aunt. 2. The boy …………………bicycle is broken is still crying. 3. It was your neighbour ……………..showed me your house. 4. I didn’t read the book ……………I had borrowed from the library. 5. Will you help that man ……………..family are very poor? 6. The medicine ……………. some people take might be dangerous for them. 7. Can you tell us the joke ……………..you heard on the radio yesterday? 8. The woman ………………George has married is much older than him. 9. The government has decided to help the children …………….. live in very poor conditions. 10. The people……………….names are on the list having passed the exam. B. Combine the following sentences into one using the appropriate relative pronoun: 1. Mary has fallen in love with a man. She has never met him …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Let’s see the old man. His house is near the river. ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Transcript of Relative Pronouns
AL AZHAR Private School
– Khouribga -
School Year : 2009 - 2010
Relative pronounsFull Name : ………………………………………………. Class :
Group : ……………………
GRAMMAR :RELATIVE PRONOUNS AND RELATIVE CLAUSES:
People Things Possessive caseWho/ that (subject) whom ( object)
Which/ that whose
N.B. the relative pronouns: who, which or whose are used when the speaker wants to give specific information to define the person or thing he she is talking about.Examples:
1. The person [who/ that sells meat] is the butcher.( people/ subject)2. The person [who(m) we invited last week] was my uncle.(people/ object)3. The car [which/ that my father bought] is very expensive. ( things)4. The man [whose photo is in the newspaper] is a dangerous criminal.(possessive case)
The clauses between brackets are called “DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES”. They tell us more information about the words they describe.A. Fill in the blanks with: who, which or whose .
1. The letter ……………..we received last week was from my aunt.2. The boy …………………bicycle is broken is still crying.3. It was your neighbour ……………..showed me your house.4. I didn’t read the book ……………I had borrowed from the library.5. Will you help that man ……………..family are very poor?6. The medicine ……………. some people take might be dangerous for them.7. Can you tell us the joke ……………..you heard on the radio yesterday?8. The woman ………………George has married is much older than him.9. The government has decided to help the children …………….. live in very poor conditions.10. The people……………….names are on the list having passed the exam.
B. Combine the following sentences into one using the appropriate relative pronoun:1. Mary has fallen in love with a man. She has never met him……………………………………………………………………………………………2. Let’s see the old man. His house is near the river.……………………………………………………………………………………………3. I don’t remember the stories. My grandmother told me those stories.……………………………………………………………………………………………4. Do you still keep the cat? Your have found the cat in the street.……………………………………………………………………………………………5. Where is the boy? His glasses are broken.…………………………………………………………………………………………….6. I’ll bring you the book. You lent it to me yesterday.…………………………………………………………………………………………….7. We saw a film yesterday. It was exciting.The film……………………………………………………………………………………………8. Here is the bus. It takes to the town-centre.……………………………………………………………………………………………..9. The mechanic is skilful. He repaired my car last week.…………………………………………………………………………………………….10. Can you bring me the book? The book is on that desk.……………………………………………………………………………………………..
GRAMMAR: relative adverbs:Place: Time : Reason:where When why
N.B. Relative adverbs introduce relative clauses indicting place, time, reason or manner.Examples: He showed me the house. He lived in that house when he was a child.=> He showed me (the house) where he lived when he was a child.I know the time .my father comes back from work at that time.=> I know (the time) when my father comes back from work.She doesn’t know the reason. Her husband left her for that reason. She doesn’t know the reason why her husband left her.
A. fill in the blanks with: where when, how or why:
1. Our neighbour has a large garden…………………he grows vegetables.2. Can you tell me the reason……………… you haven’t done your homework?3. It is the time ……………… children should go to bed.4. “Ramadan” is the month ……………..Muslim people do the fasting.5. Is this the safe ………………. You keep your books?6. I forgot to tell them the time …………….we shall meet.7. Do you understand the reason ………………..some people kill others?8. She gave no reason…………her child had run away from home.
B. Combine the following sentences using relative adverbs:
1. That is the garage. My father keeps his car in that garage.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Will you tell us the day? We will go camping in the mountains on that day.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3. 1928 is the year. The World’s Depression started in that year.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4. They are repairing the hotel. The meeting will be held in that hotel.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5. Ask your cousin for the reason. They don’t come for that reason.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. The workers didn’t know the period of the year. The boss decided to close the company in that period.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. Martin showed his friends the album. He had put all his photos in that album.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Winter is the season. Some birds migrate to hot areas in that season.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9.Nobody appreciated the reason. The father abandoned his family for that reason.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10. Summer is the season. All students stop going to school in that season.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
