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1. Relative clauses are sentences we use to give extra information which can be
relevant or not.
2. To introduce relative clauses we use the relative pronouns:
• who (for people)
• which (for things: objects and animals)
• that (also for people and things, but in defining relative clauses)
• where (for places)
• when ( for time)
• whose (possession)
See these sentences:
1. John is the musician who plays the lead guitar for "The Rockets". (*John is
themusician. He plays the lead guitar for "The Rockets")
2. Candem Market, where tourists buy souvenirs, is in a popular area of
London. (*Candem Market is in a popular area of London. Tourists buy
souvenirs there)
In these 2 sentences the relative clauses are just after the elements they are
connected to (musician and Candem Market).
Now we will join these couples of sentences by using a relative pronoun:
 Susan missed the train. It left 10 minutes earlier (the train & It are
connected)
 Susan missed the train which left 10 minutes earlier (relative clause)
 Susan missed the train. She had to postpone a meeting (Susan & she are
connected)
 Susan, who had to postpone a meeting, missed the train (relative clause)
BE CAREFUL: It & She are replaced by the relative pronoun
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: when the information they give is
important, relevant, necessary:
• Susan missed the train which left 10 minutes earlier.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: when the information they give is
not important; you can do without it. They always go between commas ( , ... , ):
• Candem Market, where tourists buy souvenirs, is in a popular area of
London.

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Relative clauses

  • 1. 1. Relative clauses are sentences we use to give extra information which can be relevant or not. 2. To introduce relative clauses we use the relative pronouns: • who (for people) • which (for things: objects and animals) • that (also for people and things, but in defining relative clauses) • where (for places) • when ( for time) • whose (possession) See these sentences: 1. John is the musician who plays the lead guitar for "The Rockets". (*John is themusician. He plays the lead guitar for "The Rockets") 2. Candem Market, where tourists buy souvenirs, is in a popular area of London. (*Candem Market is in a popular area of London. Tourists buy souvenirs there) In these 2 sentences the relative clauses are just after the elements they are connected to (musician and Candem Market). Now we will join these couples of sentences by using a relative pronoun:  Susan missed the train. It left 10 minutes earlier (the train & It are connected)  Susan missed the train which left 10 minutes earlier (relative clause)  Susan missed the train. She had to postpone a meeting (Susan & she are connected)  Susan, who had to postpone a meeting, missed the train (relative clause) BE CAREFUL: It & She are replaced by the relative pronoun DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: when the information they give is important, relevant, necessary: • Susan missed the train which left 10 minutes earlier. NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: when the information they give is not important; you can do without it. They always go between commas ( , ... , ): • Candem Market, where tourists buy souvenirs, is in a popular area of London.