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What does the word relative make you think of ?

What does the word relative make you think of ?. RELATIVE. Relative pronouns are pronouns that connect parts of sentences. Underline relative pronouns in the following sentences: What do these pronouns refer to?. Tom is the boy who always wears blue . the boy who

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What does the word relative make you think of ?

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  1. Whatdoesthe word relativemakeyouthinkof? RELATIVE Relative pronouns are pronouns that connect parts of sentences.

  2. Underline relative pronouns in the following sentences:What do these pronouns refer to? • Tom is theboy who alwayswearsblue. theboy who • This is thebookthat I readthissummer. thebookthat • Themorning is when I eat breakfast. themorningwhen • Thegym is where I go to work out. thegymwhere • Thecandidatewhom I chose for the job has a BScinagronomy. thecandidatewhom • I’ve invitedeveryonewhose work is relevant to this project. everyonewhose • Thesalad, which had avocadoin it, wassuperb. thesaladwhich

  3. Whatcanthesepronounsrefer to?How are theytranslatedintoCroatian? WHO - people (koji, što) WHOSE - people, animals, objects (čiji) WHOM - people (koga) WHICH - things , animals (koji, što) THAT - people, things (koji, koga, što)

  4. What is thedifferencebetweenthetwosentences? The athletes who failed the drug test weredisqualified. - DEFINING (necessary for the sentence to make sense); no commas The athletes, who failed the drug test, were disqualified. - NON-DEFINING (it may be interesting, but not necessary); use commas)

  5. Non-definingclauseWhich one wouldyou use inwriting(speaking)? The salesman, who was very helpful, said this model was in stock. The salesman was very helpful. He said this model was in stock. • more common in writing. • in speech, we often use two short sentences instead

  6. DefiningrelativeclausesWhich who canbeommitted? The technician who Tonyspoke to said the network was working fine. The technician who spoke to Tony said the network was working fine. • we can leave out (who, that, which; not whose) in a defining relative clause if they are followed immediately by a noun or pronoun - 1) • we must keep the relative pronoun if it is followed immediately by a verb – 2)

  7. Relative pronouns and prepositions

  8. Which of these is appropriate? The person who I got these plants from said they were healthy. The person from whomI got these plants said they were healthy. - normally prepositions are at the end of the relative clause - in formal English it is possible to put prepositions in front of whom, which , whose

  9. Chain Writing 1) It was the day that… 2) There was a girl/boy who… 3) She met a girl/boy who… 4) They had to defeat a monster that… 5) The outcome was something that….

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