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Relatives

Relatives. Who Which When Where Whose. Defining or non- defining. Defining : - They provide essential information about the subject . If we took out this data the sentence would be incomplete : « The school where Jhon learnt french was expensive » Non- defining :

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Relatives

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  1. Relatives Who Which When Where Whose

  2. Definingor non-defining • Defining: - Theyprovideessentialinformationaboutthesubject. Ifwetookoutthis data thesentencewould be incomplete: «TheschoolwhereJhonlearntfrenchwasexpensive» • Non- defining: - They add extra information about their antecedent, that is why it goes between commas. «Yourmobilephonewichissilverissamethat mine»

  3. Pronouns • Who/That: Refertopeople -«Jhonwhoistallarrivedtothewindows» • Which/That: Referstoobjects and animals - «The swimP3 wich uses new technologyis a greatdevice» • WHEN / THAT: Referto a moment in time - «Youwillunderstanditwhenwehavefinished» • Where: Refersto a particular place - «Thestreetwhere I liveisprettylong» • Whose:Referstopossession - «Those metal whosedustisdangerousis in your bag»

  4. Remember • THATcan never be usedbetweencommas • THAT/ WHICH / WHOcanbeomittedwhentheyarenotthesubject of therelativeclause: - «The bag (which) he iscarryingisvery heavy» - «Haveyouseenthephotograph (wich) Ann took?» • WHYcan be omittedorchangedbyTHAT - «Explain me why/thatitisbroken» • Whentheverb in therelativeclauseisfollowedby a preposition (on, to, for, with…): - Formal way: David is a great colleague INWHOM I can trust - Informal way: David is a greatcolleague (WHO) I can trust IN

  5. ACTIVITIES • Combine thesentencesusing a relativepronoun. Makeanynecessarychanges: • 1) Dr Smith isretiring. He isanexcelent doctor. • DrSmith, whoisanexcellent doctor, isretiring • 2) A lady knockedonourdoor. I didn’trecogniseher. • A lady, who I didn’trecognise, knockedonourdoor • 3) The tour groupvisitedStratford-upon-Avon.Shakespearewasbornhere • Thetour groupvisited Stratford-upon-Avon where Shakespeare wasborn.

  6. ACTIVITIES • 4) Our TV brokedownagainlastnight. We’vehaditforyears • Our TV, whichwe’vehadforyears, brokedownagainlastnight • 5) Show me thearticle. Youwroteitforpaper. • Show me thearticlewhichyouwroteforthepaper. • 6) Herdresswasgorgeous. Itprobablycost a lot of Money • Herdress, whichitprobablycosts a lot of money, wasgorgeous. • 7) Thisisthe time. Weusuallymeet at thismoment. • Thisisthe time whenweusuallymeet.

  7. ACTIVITIES • 8) Here’sthe shop. I boughtmy new hathere. • Here’sthe shop where I boughtmy new hat. • 9) That’sthewoman. Herpoursewasstolen. • That’sthewomenwhosepursewasstolen. • 10) Indianfoodisveryhot. It has gotlots of spices in it • Indianfood, which has gotlots of spices, isveryhot. • 11) I will introduce youtokate. Herexhibitionisopeningnextweek • I will introduce youtokatewhoseexhibitionisopeningnextweek.

  8. 3.- Who/That 5.- WhEre 1.- When Super-thumbs 4.- WhICH/that 2.- Which 6.- Who 7.- WhEre • Nowadadays, (1 ) textmessagingis so common, youngpeople are becomingphysicallydifferenttothepreviousgeneration. Theirthumbs, (2) they use totypemessages, are now more muscular and flexible.ThiswasdiscoveredbyDrSadiePlant, a researcher (3) worksdealswithrelationshipbetweentechnology and people. Plantalsofoundthatyoungpeopletoday use theirthumbsforjobs (4) weretraditionally done bytheindexfinger, such as pointing at thingsorringingdoorbells. In Japan, the country (5) thischangeisthemostobvius, peopleunder 25 callthemselves «thethumbgeneration». FortheJapanese, (6) valuequiet and don’tlikedisturbingothers, messagingisoftenpreferabletospeaking. Thisisespecially true ontrains, (7) talkingonmobilephoneisforbidden.

  9. Theend And remember… THATcanneverbe usedbetweencommas be used can

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