Relative clauses 光明新区高级中学 郭玲玲

This is a lovely boy. This is the boy who is wearing interesting clothes. Relative clauses

This is an interesting book. This is the book which the girl is taking. Relative clauses

This is a blue flower. This is the flower which is blue. Relative clauses

1.This is a lovely boy. 2.This is the boy who is wearing interesting clothes. 1.This is an interesting book. 2.This is the book which the girl is taking. 1.This is a blue flower. 2.This is the flower which is blue. an adjective to describe the noun a sentence to describe the noun Relative clauses relative clause

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Relative clauses Who is my friend? 2.The man who is swimming is my friend. 1.The man is my friend.

Relative clauses 2.The little girls who are eating apples are my sisters. Who are my sisters? 1.The little girls are my sisters.

Relative clauses 2.The novel that Mark Twain wrote is my favorite one. Which is my favorite novel? 1.The novel is my favorite one.

Which flowers are from Ms Green? 1.The flowers are from Ms Green. 2.The flowers which the girl takes are from Ms Green. Relative clauses

1.The man is my friend. 2.The man who/that is swimming is my friend. 2.The little girls who/that are eating apples are my sister. 1.The little girls are my sister. 2.The novel which/that Mark Twain wrote is my favorite one. 1.The flowers are from Ms Green? 2.The flowers which/that the girl takes are from Ms Green? Relative clauses relative clause 1.The novel is my favorite one.

Relative clauses Relative clause is to give more information about people or things.

Relative clauses The novel which/that Mark Twain wrote is my favorite one. The relative clause gives more information about “the novel”. The little boy who/that is playing games is my brother. The relative clause gives more information about “the little boy”.

1.The man is my friend. 2.The man who/that is swimming is my friend. 2.The little girls who/that are eating apples are my sister. 1.The little girls are my sister. 1.I prefer the book. I prefer the book which/that you put on the table. 1.The flowers are from Ms Green? 2.The flowers which/that the girl takes are from Ms Green? Relative clauses

Work out the rule: Relative clauses about people start with______ or ________. Those about things start with________ or_________. thatwho which that Thing to remember: We can use that to replace who and which in relative clauses. However, who and which are more common in written English, while that is more often used in speech. Relative clauses

Exercises 1.This is the boy _________ gave Tom a Kite. 2.This is the kite _________ Billy gave Tom. 3. This is the boy _________ offered Tom two toy soldiers. 4. These are the toy soldiers ________Jane gave Tom. 5. This is the woman _________ looks after Tom. 6. This is the fence_________ Tom’s friends painted. Relative clauses which/that who/that which/that Which/that who/that ( ( () ) ) Rule: We can leave out who, which or that in a relative clause when it is the object of the verb in the clause.

The books he likes is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. which The boys who like the toys will come. vso () () Relative clauses the boys the books svo Rule: We can leave out who, which or that in a relative clause when it is the object of the verb in the clause.

Describe the pictures by using relative clause. Relative clauses I like the bag which…

The man who… is my brother. Relative clauses

I want to buy a machine which… Relative clauses

This is an invention which… Relative clauses

1.Relative clause is to give information about people or things. 2.Relative clauses about people start with who or that. Those about things start with which or that. 3 Analyze the sentence elements in the relative clause.