By Le Chau Kim Khanh
 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.
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.
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?
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.

Relative clauses

  • 1.
    By Le ChauKim Khanh
  • 2.
     Study thisexample: 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.
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    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.
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    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?
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    Combine the twosentences 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.