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RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES. Josh Goldsmith. Restrictive adjective clauses (relative clauses). Modify a noun Give information that is essential Start with who, whose, whom, that – for people which, that – for things Bethany is a model. She won America’s top model.

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

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  1. RELATIVE CLAUSES Josh Goldsmith

  2. Restrictive adjective clauses (relative clauses) • Modify a noun • Give information that is essential • Start with • who, whose, whom, that – for people • which, that – for things • Bethany is a model. She won America’s top model. • Bethany is a model who won America’s top model.

  3. Relative clauses • That woman is beautiful. I saw her on TV. • There are a lot of people. They are obsessed with fashion. • I love children. They don’t care about beauty. • That tattoo is ugly. Jennifer Lopez got it. • There are many cultures in the world. They are fascinated by beauty.

  4. Relative clauses with where, when, why • Where, when and why are considered to be “relative adverbs”, and that, which, who, whom are considered to be “relative pronouns” • Clauses with relative adverbs must have a subject and a verb • The place where I went to school. • They act like adverbs • Since they have a subject and a verb, you can never omit the relative adverb (where, when or why).

  5. Relative clauses with where, when, why • Where: place • My family lives in the town where I was born. • When: time • My favorite day of the week is Friday, when the weekend begins. • Why: reason • Do you know the reason why we are obsessed with beauty pageants?

  6. Relative clauses with where, when, why • Which and that can be substituted for where. If you substitute which or that for where, you must include a preposition. • My family lives in the town where I was born. • My family lives in the town in which I was born.

  7. Non-restrictive adjective clauses • Provide extra information. This information is not necessary. • Cassandra is a model who works for special effects studios. • Cassandra, who works for special effects studios, is a model. • The studio, which is in Hollywood, does special effects.

  8. Restrictiveor non-restrictive? • Students who have young children are invited to use the free daycare center. • I left my son at the campus daycare center, which is free to all full-time students. • John Wayne, who appeared in over 200 movies, was the biggest star of his time. • I refuse to live in any house that Jack built. • Merdine, who was born somewhere in Arkansas, grows homesick every time she hears people talking about farming and crops.

  9. Restrictiveor non-restrictive? • My new running shoes, which cost more than a hundred dollars, fell apart during the marathon. • I lent some money to Earl, whose house was destroyed in the flood. • The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children. • A physician who smokes and overeats has no right to criticize the personal habits of his patients. • The beer that John loves has made me fat.

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