2. Study this example:
I have a girldfriend. She can cook very well => ????
We use relative clauses to give additional information
about something without starting another sentence. By
combining sentences with a relative clause, your text
becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating certain
words.
3. Relative pronouns/
adverbs
Use Examples
who (subject pronoun and
object pronoun)
We use who for people.
I spoke to the woman who
owns the hotel.
Do you know the man who
I met yesterday?
whom
(object pronoun)
We use whom for people. Do you know the girl
whom I met yesterday?
whose
We use whose (in place of
his, her, their…) to talk
about possession.
I have a friend whose
brother is an actor.
which
(subject pronoun and
object pronoun)
We use which for things.
Did you see the letter
which came this morning?
The film which I watched
last night was very
interesting.
4. Relative pronouns/
adverbs
Use Examples
that
We use that for people
and things
I spoke to the woman that
owns the hotel.
Did you see the letter that
came this morning?
when We use when for times.
Is there a time when we
can meet?
where We use where for places
The factory where I work
is going to close down
why We can use why for reason
Is there a reason why you
want to leave now?
5. Combine the two sentences into one.
1. I thanked the man. He helped me move the refrigerator.
2. The singer was wonderful. We heard him at the concert
3. This is Lan. Her husband teaches at Hai Ba Trung school
4. I have to learn new words. They are very difficult.
5. I really enjoyed the show. We saw it last night.
6. That is Duc Ba church. Minh and Hoa were married
there.