The document discusses relative pronouns such as who, which, where, when, whose, and that. It provides examples of when each pronoun can be used and notes that which and who can sometimes be replaced with that. The document also distinguishes between essential and extra information in relative clauses.

1. Relative Clauses Who? Which? Where? When? Whose? That? ????????

2. WHERE WHEN WHOSE WHICH WHO Places: The city where I was born Time: A day when you made an important decision Things or people: A film whose main actor is J. Nickolson / A boy whose mother works here. Things: A thing which you use to cut the grass. WHICH can be replaced by THAT* People: A person who you know very well. WHO can be replaced by THAT* * Only when the relative clause is not between commas

3. Look at these sentences: In one of them you can omit the relative pronoun and the sentence is still correct. This is the room which I like best. This is the room which has the best view. I

4. 10) Is this the restaurant - you recommended? 9) The film, WHOSE theme song won an Oscar, is based on a true story. 8) The book you - you gave me is great. 7) Can I talk to the girl WHO/ THAT is sitting on the bench? 6) This is the man WHOSE house is on fire. 5) The robber stole the car - the lady had parked in front of the supermarket. 4) I haven't seen Frank, WHOSE wife is your boss, for a long time now. 3) Mandy is the girl - I met on Friday. 2) Yesterday I saw a car WHICH / THAT was really old. 1) This is the boy WHO / THAT had an accident.

5. ESSENTIAL vs EXTRA INFORMATION A) The students, who passed the exam, are celebrating a party on Saturday. B) The students who passed the exam are celebrating a party on Saturday. In which sentence did all the students pass the exam? In which sentence “who passed the exam” is extra information ? In which sentence “who passed the exam” is essential information ? A A B

6. When the RELATIVE CLAUSE goes between commas it means the information is extra (not necessary). Maria, who is my best friend, lives in Rome. The book, which is really good, was written in 2003. In these clauses: which and who can’t be replaced by that you can never omit the pronoun

7. My brother Rob, ______ lives in Australia, is a doctor. who b) that c) which We stayed at the hotel ________ you recommended. - b) whose c) where A friend of mine, _________ father is the manager of the company, helped me to get the job. whose b) that c) – This morning I met somebody ________ I hadn’t seen for ages. which b) - c) whose What’s the name of the man ___________ car you borrowed? that b) who c) whose Bill Clinton, ________ was president of the USA, has only one daughter. that b) who c) whose This is the place ____________ has the best views. which b) where c) – His father, ________ is retired, is going to live to California a) that b) who c) whose