The Attribute Clause

the handsome the tall the strong the clever the naughty boy The boy is Tom. The boy who is handsome is Tom. The boy who is tall is Tom. The boy who is strong is Tom The boy who is clever is Tom The boy who is naughty is Tom.

The boy is Tom. The boy is smiling. The boy is Tom. The boy has a round face. The boy who is smiling is Tom. ( ) The boy who has a round face is Tom. The boy is Tom. He sits in front of me. The man who sits in front of me is Tom.

The woman got the job. The woman can speak Russian. The woman who can speak Russian got the job. The teacher will give us a talk. The teacher is famous. The teacher who is famous will give us a talk.

The man is kind. Everyone likes him. The man (who) everyone likes is kind. ( ) The woman got the job. We saw her on the street. The woman (whom) we saw on the street got the job. The teacher will give us a talk. We met the teacher yesterday. The teacher (whom) we met yesterday will give us a talk.

The boy is in the lab. You want to talk to him. The boy (whom) you want to talk to is in the lab. The boy to whom you want to talk is in the lab. This is the boy. I sit behind him. This is the boy (whom) I sit behind. This is the boy behind whom I sit.

He is the teacher. The teacher can speak French. He is the teacher who can speak French. Do you know the man? He came to visit you today. Do you know the man who came to visit you today?

The lady stepped on his foot. He was dancing with the lady. The lady (whom) he was dancing with stepped on his foot. Do you know the man? You will visit him today. Do you know the man whom you will visit today?

1. who, ( The man who I talked with is our teacher. A person who steals things is called a thief. 2. whom, (, ) The man (whom/who) I nodded to is Mr. Li. The man to whom I nodded is Professor Li.

apple the red the green the small the big The apple which is red is mine. The apple which is green is yours. The apple which is red is small The apple which is green is big.

Mrs. Clark is angry with the goat. The goat is eating her flowers. Mrs. Clark is angry with the goat which is eating her flowers. Can you lend me the book? You talked about it last night. Can you lend me the book (which) you talked about last night. Can you lend me the book about which you talked last night?

Do you find the pen? I wrote with it just now. Do you find the pen with which I wrote just now? Do you find the pen (which) I wrote with just now?

3. which (, ) These are the trees which were planted last year. This recorder which he is using is made in Japan. Is this the library (which) you borrow books from? Is this the library from which you borrow books?

that / ( A plane is a machine. It can fly. A plane is a machine that can fly. He is the man. I told you about him. He is the man (that) I told you about.

which that 4. that / ( A plane is a machine that can fly. Is this the library from which you borrow books? from that

that which,, that which I am sure she has something (that) you can borrow. Ive read all the books that are not mine. This is the first book (that) he has read. This is the very book that belongs to him. (1) all, everything, nothing, something, anything, little, much (2) all, every, no, some, any, little, much (3) (4) the only, the very, the same, the last

Practice (1) The scientist is very famous in the world. We met her yesterday. The scientist Ø we met yesterday is very famous who in the world. whom that (2) The dress is new. She is wearing it. The dress that she is wearing is new. which Ø

(3) He is the kind person. I have ever worked with him. (4) This is the best film. I have ever seen this film. He is the kind person that I have ever worked with. who whom Ø This is the best film that I have ever seen. Ø

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