1. Relative Clauses Flashcards

2. Relative Pronouns can replace the subjects

3. The child who has lost her toy is crying.
The child is crying.
She has lost her toy.
Subject
The same person
The child who has lost her toy is crying.
Relative pronoun
Relative clause

4. I sent the parcel to my penfriend. He lives in Australia.
The same person
Subject
I sent the parcel to my penfriend who lives in Australia.
Relative pronoun
Relative clause

5. I forgot my bag at home which is light brown.
It’s light brown.
The same thing
Subject
I forgot my bag at home which is light brown.
Relative pronoun
Relative clause

6. Relative Pronouns can replace the objects

7. Relative clause There’s a new student in the corridor.
I’ve just sent him an sms.
The same thing
Object
There’s a new student in the corridor whom I’ve just sent an sms.
Relative pronoun
Relative clause

8. This is the ticket which Eric gave to me.
Eric gave it to me.
The same thing
Object
This is the ticket which Eric gave to me.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun

9. Relative pronoun as the object of a preposition

10. Relative clause preposition + object Relative pronoun
The subject was very interesting.
The professor talked about it in the conference.
The same thing
preposition + object
The subject about which the professor talked in the conference was very interesting.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun

11. Whose as a relative pronoun

12. Relative clause This is the laptop.
Its operating system needs a format.
laptop’s
The same thing
This is the laptop whose operating system needs a format.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun

13. Where as a relative pronoun

14. Relative clause Relative pronoun
I went to the village.
The grape festival takes place there every year.
The same thing
I went to the village where the grape festival takes place every year.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun

15. When as a relative pronoun

16. Friday is the day when I was born.
I was born on that day.
The same thing
Friday is the day when I was born.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun

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