RELATIVE
CLAUSES
Teacher: Gilda
Hernández
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Se utiliza para añadir información adicional relacionada con un sustantivo o
pronombre mencionado previamente dentro de una oración. Una cláusula
relativa suele comenzar con un pronombre relativo.
Defining relative clauses: se utiliza para añadir información esencial sobre
el sustantivo.
Examples:
She lives in New York which is a beautiful city.
I don’t like cookies that have too much chocolate.
Non-defining relative clauses: Proporciona información adicional no
esencial y está incrustada dentro de la cláusula, separada por comas.
• Examples:
My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.
The Eiffel Tower, which is located in Paris, is a famous tourist attraction.
Her car, which was very old, broke down after just five miles.
Advertencia: No usamos THAT para introducir una Non-defining relative
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Who / Whom
El pronombre "who" se usa exclusivamente para referirse a personas. Ayuda
a proporcionar información adicional sobre el antecedente y actúa como
sujeto u objeto del verbo en la oración relativa. Examples:
The teacher who teaches math is very kind.
He is the artist who painted this picture.
The students who study hard will succeed.
Which
El pronombre "which" se usa para referirse a cosas o animales. Es muy útil
para añadir información sobre objetos o ideas mencionados previamente en
las oraciones non-defining relative clauses y para ayudar a identificar con
exactitud a qué nos referimos en las oraciones defined relative clauses,
limitando así el significado del antecedente. Examples:
The car which I bought last week is very fast. (The car I bought last week is
very fast.)
This is the cake which Mary baked. (This is the cake Mary baked.)
The movie which we watched yesterday was thrilling.
(The movie we saw yesterday was exciting.)
That
El pronombre "that" es versátil y puede referirse tanto a personas como a
cosas; puede sustituir a "who" y "which". Siempre se usa para definir
cláusulas relativas.
The book that is on the table is mine. (The book on the table is mine.)
The person that called you is my friend. (The person who called you is my
friend.)
The house that we visited was beautiful. (The house we
visited
was beautiful.)
RELATIVE CLAUSES
EVALUATION
1. Choose from the boxes and write sentences: A ... is a person who ...
a thief a
doesn´t tell the truth is ill in hospital
dentist
takes care of your teeth steals things
a butcher a fool
is very intelligent does stupid
a musician a
things
genius
plays a musical instrument sell meat
a patient a liar
1. A thief is a person who steals things 5.____________________________________________
2. A butcher is a person _____________________________ 6. ____________________________________________
3. A musician ______________________________________ 7. ____________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________ 8. ____________________________________________
2. Make one sentences from two
1. (A man phoned. He didn´t give his name.)
The man who phoned didn´t give his name.
2. (A woman opened the door. She was wearing a yellow dress.)
The woman ________________________________________ a yellow dress.
3. (Some students took the exam. Most of them passed.)
Most of the students _________________________________
4. (A policeman stopped our car. He wasn´t very friendly.)
The ________________________________________________
3. Write Who or Which.
1. I met a woman who can speak six languages.
2. What´s the name of the man __________ has just started work in your office?
3. What´s the name of the river __________ flows through the town?
4. Where is the picture __________ was hanging on the wall?
5. Do you know anybody __________ wants to buy a car?
6. You always ask questions __________ are difficult to answer.
7. I have a friend __________ is very good at repairing cars.
8. I think everybody __________ went to the party enjoyed it very much.
9. Why does he always wear clothes __________ are too small for him?
4. Right or wrong? Correct the mistakes.
1. A thief is a person which steals things. a person who steals
2. An airplane is a machine that flies. Ok
3. A coffee maker is a machine who makes coffee. ____________________________________________
4. Have you seen the money that was on the table? ____________________________________________
5. I don´t like people which never stop talking. ____________________________________________
6. I know somebody that can help you. ____________________________________________
7. I know somebody who works in that shop. ____________________________________________
8. Correct the sentences who are wrong. ____________________________________________
9. My neighbour bought a car who cost $ 40.000. ____________________________________________
