3. • NOUN:NOUN:
A NOUN NAME A PERSON, PLACE,A NOUN NAME A PERSON, PLACE,
THING OR IDEA:THING OR IDEA:
EX. MARIA, DOCTOR, PEN,EX. MARIA, DOCTOR, PEN,
WATERMELON, NEW YORK,…WATERMELON, NEW YORK,…
4. • VERB:VERB:
A VERB TELLS NOUN’S ACTIONS ORA VERB TELLS NOUN’S ACTIONS OR
STATE OF BEING:STATE OF BEING:
EX. JUMP, THINK, WANT, DANCE, EAT,EX. JUMP, THINK, WANT, DANCE, EAT,
IS, ARE, HAVE, WERE,…IS, ARE, HAVE, WERE,…
11. WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES I
• We use in relative clauses usually pronoms:
• 1.that
• 2.which
• 3.who
• 4.whose
• 5.whom
• An example with that:
• The woman that you saw yesterday was my teacher.
12. WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES II
• An example with which:
• I want to buy a house which costs under $100,000.
• An example with who:
• The waiter who brought you your meal is my friend.
• An example with whose:
• I manage a company whose products are marketed in over
100 countries
• An example with whom:
• I need someone whom I can trust.
13. WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES III
• An example with whom:
• I need someone whom I can trust.
14. WITH COMAS AND WITHOUT COMAS
• a) To define a relative clause do not usually have comas in
the sentences and used more often.
• b) You can have relative clauses with comas.
• An example with comas:
• My husband, who loves me very much, is great.
• An example without comas:
• The next book that I want to read is "War and Peace"
15. THE IMPORTANT PART OF RELATIVE
CLAUSES
• Pronouns are very important in relative clauses.
• THAT can be used for people and things.
• WHICH is used for things.
• WHO is used for people.
• WHOSE is used for people.
• WHOM is used for people.