Defining relative clauses 9B Unit 4 Grammar Defining relative clauses

Discussion What are they wearing? Can you describe the team using attributives?

Attributives a red team 2. a team in red 3. a team who are wearing red

defining relative clause Question: Which is defining relative clause? a red team 2. a team in red 3. a team who are wearing red adjective prepositional phrase defining relative clause

Introduction A defining relative clause modifies a noun in the same way that an adjective or prepositional phrase does. The noun it modifies is called an antecedent. eg. a team who are wearing red

People we admire P64 He’s the person who discovered America. Tell me the person who you want to write about. I believe that he’s the best football player that has ever played. Have you found the information that you need for your article? …,but I’ve found a website that gives a detailed introduction to Columbus.

Relative pronouns who which that People or things people things

Fill in the blanks with who, which, or that who / that The boy ____________ is playing ping-pong is my classmate. The e-mail ___________ I received yesterday was from my sister. I hate those people ______________ talk much but do little. The car _____________ my father bought last month is very beautiful. ( ) which/ that who / that ( ) which / that 当关系代词在定语从句中作宾语时可以省略。

5.This is the first film ________ I have seen since I came here. 6. This is the best novel _______ I have read. 7.The only thing ______you should do is to cheer up. that that that 当先行词被序数词(含the last)，形容词的最高级等词修饰时，关系代词只能that.

Change them into defining relative clauses Match A bookworm A couch potato A sports fan likes reading very much. loves to play or watch. spends much time watching TV. Change them into defining relative clauses

Talk about the pictures using the attributive clauses

Please complete the notes about Bruce Lee in Part B1 with who, which or that.

Play a game Report like this: ____ is the(first) person who/that____. 5 students in front of the classroom --- to watch and say what the other students do The other students--- to do anything as you like Report like this: ____ is the(first) person who/that____.

1.I’m reading a book. The book is about Bill Gates. Combine the two sentences together: 1.I’m reading a book. The book is about Bill Gates. _______________________________________ 2.He is a teacher. The teacher teaches us Chinese. 3.I don’t like the man. He is smoking. ____________________________________ 4.Where is the picture? You bought it last week. I’m reading a book that/which is about Bill Gates. He is a teacher who/ that teaches us Chinese. I don’t like the man who is smoking. Where is the picture that you bought last week?

How much do you know about Albert Einstein?

Page 67 Part B3: Correct the conversation

Page 66 Part B2: Rearrange the words and add the correct relative pronouns to form correct sentences.

2.Einstein is the person who/that developed the theory of relativity. B2 2.Einstein is the person who/that developed the theory of relativity. 3.The subjects which/that Einstein studied were maths and physics. 4.The scientists who/that worked with Einstein admired him very much. 5.The award that/which Einstein received was the Nobel Prize. 6.The equation that/which Einstein worked out is E=mc².

7.Princeton University was the university that/which Einstein worked in after he moved to the USA. 8.Einstein was one of the greatest scientists who/that lived in the twentieth century. 9.The contribution which/that Einstein made to modern physics is unique.

Consolidation exercises

Multiple choices: 1. We’ll remember those days _________ we spent together. A. when B. in which C. in that D. which 2. The doctor _________ is leaving for Africa next month. A. the nurse is talking to him B. whom the nurse is talking C. the nurse is talking to D. who the nurse is talking

The house that they built it in 1987 stayed up in the earthquake. Corrections: The house that they built it in 1987 stayed up in the earthquake. I will never forget the poor boy who have no arms. 3.He is the second man who I know in the city . 4.Look ! The tree where Jack is climbing is quite tall . has that which

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