Relative clauses

1. Who does what? Relativeclauses

2. Whoishe/she? who/that • ….reads the news. • A newsreader is someone … give instructions to actors on the set. • A cameraman istheperson … who/that • …operates the camera. which /that • A mixing table is a device… • …mixes the images from different cameras. • A director is someone… whose …job is to His job is to giveinstructions to actorsonthe set.

3. relativepronouns That’s the programme that I watch on Sunday evenings. * they can beomitted.

4. Relativeswithprepositions • I was talking to a blond woman. She is the reality show presenter. • That blond woman… …(who / that) I was talking to is the reality show presenter. • to whom I was talking is the reality show presenter.

5. Are the relative clauses below essential or do they simply add information? • José Rodrigues dos Santos, whoisalso a fictionwriter, gainednotoriety as a warreporter. • Thereporterissomeonewhowriteshisownnewsreports. additional essential

6. Relative Clauses Defining NON-DEFINING additional information about the person or topic can be removed from the original sentence without losing sense. are separated by commas. • are essential to the understanding of the message. • tell us who or what exactly we are talking about.

7. Non-definingclauses Non definingrelativeclauses: • cannot use “that” • separated by commas (,) • relatives are never omitted

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9. Rightorwrong? who • Thewomanwhichissitting at thedeskis Mr. Winter'ssecretary. • I cannotrememberthereasonthat he wantedustoleave. • Shedidn’tseethesnakewhichwaslyingontheground. • Do youknowthe shop whose Andrew picked me up? why where

10. Complete with a relative. who / that • A Dutch is a person …….…………from the Netherlands. • 4th July is the day ………….Americans celebrate independence. • An alarm clock is a device ……………… wakes you up in the morning. • A sports arena is a place …………..sports events take place. • Fear is one of the reasons …………… people become aggressive. when which / that where why

11. Relativepronounomitted? • This is the ring that I found yesterday. • Do you know the man that is speaking with Anne? • I still have the book that you gave me. • Is this the woman that lost her purse? • Is this the key that we were looking for?

12. 4. • A monk is a man who /that has devoted his life to God. • The city, which is usually crowded with people, seems to be abandoned. • A herbivore is an animal that/which feeds upon vegetation. • Carol, who is only 9 years old, plays the piano brilliantly. • Sydney, which is the largest Australian city, is not the capital of Australia. • TV stations pay huge sums of money to their stars,which is unacceptable.

14. Rightorwrong? • Bill Gates who founded Microsoft has now retired from the company. • The Eiffel Tower, that was originally built as a temporary structure, is still standing over 100 years later. • I have a friend who lives on the Isle of Mugg where is in Scotland. , , which , which

15. Rightorwrong? • They always celebrate the day on which the country achieved independence. • What have you done with the books which I gave them to you yesterday? • She brought a camera, which she had bought earlier that day.

16. Complete thesentenceswith a suitablerelativeandcommasifneeded. • Bob Geldof is a singer and songwriter _______ was born in Ireland in 1954. • He is the famous pop musician _______ organized charity pop concerts in the 1980s. • “I don’t like Mondays.” is the name of one of his songs _______ became a big hit. • “Bond Aid” was the name of the group _______ song ,“Feed the World”, raised $8 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.

17. Add a relativeandcommasifneeded. • 13th July 1985 was the day _______ two major concerts took place in NY and London simultaneously. • Phil Collins _________ private plane flewhim to Americaperformed in bothcities. • Queen’s performance ________ lasted 20 minutes has been voted the greatest live performance in the history of rock music.“