3.8.6

Relative Clauses

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Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns are words used to introduce relative clauses. Relative clauses are used to add extra information to a sentence. Let's look at some examples of common relative pronouns...

Relative Clauses

A relative clause is used to add extra information to a sentence. We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses. Let's look at how you use relative clauses...

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Relative clause example

  • Here is a simple sentence:
    • The witch tricked the children.
  • To add more information, we can add a relative clause using the relative pronoun ‘who’.
    • The witch, who lived in a gingerbread house, tricked the children.
  • Let's look at some other examples on the next slides...
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Relative clause using when

  • I am going to visit my friend in New York when I have enough money saved.
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Relative clause using where

  • I have always wanted to visit London, where my uncle lives.
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Relative clause using which

  • My brother's flat, which cost him £1 million, is nice.
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Relative clause using whose

  • The girl, whose parents both work at the stables, loves horse riding.
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Relative clause using that

  • I do not like the house that looks haunted.

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