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RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES. BASIC LEVEL 2. relative clauses :. Relative clauses are subordinate clauses . Relative clauses function as adjectives : The blue jacket The jacket which is blue But the relative clause comes after the noun , while adjectives usually come before the noun .

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

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  1. RELATIVE CLAUSES BASIC LEVEL 2

  2. relativeclauses: • Relativeclauses are subordinateclauses. • Relativeclausesfunction as adjectives: Thebluejacket Thejacketwhichisblue • Buttherelativeclause comes afterthenoun, whileadjectivesusually come beforethenoun.

  3. Definingrelativeclauses: • Theygiveimportantinformationabout a nounorpronoun: they define exactlywhoorwhatwe are talkingabout: Themanwho has brownhairis my brother. Withouttheinformation of therelativeclause “who has brownhair” wecan’tidentifytheman. However, in thefollowingsentence: My brother, who has brownhair, isveryyoung. “Who has brownhair” doesn’thelpusidentifytheman. • Wedon’tputa commabetweenthenoun and thedefiningrelativeclause: It’s a bookwhichtellsyouhowto relax. • They are introducedbysubordinators: • Relativepronouns: who, which, that • Relativeadverbs: where, why, when

  4. Subordinators in definingrelativeclauses: • WHO - itisthesubject in therelativeclause and makesreferenceto a person: Theboywholivesnextdoor has goneinto hospital. • THAT: 1) Itisthesubject in therelativeclause and makesreferenceto a person: Theboythatlivesnextdoor has goneinto hospital. 2) Itisthesubject in therelativeclause and makesreferenceto a thing: I boughtthecoatthatwas in the shop window.

  5. Subordinators in definingrelativeclauses: • WHICH: 1) Itisthesubject in therelativeclause and makesreferenceto a thing: I boughtthecoatwhichwas in the shop window. 2) WHICH … PREPOSITION: it can be: - an adverbial of place and makesreferenceto a place: The hotel whichwestayedinwasverycomfortable. - a prepositionalcomplement: Thisisthe car which I paid $ 2,000 for. 3) PREPOSITION + WHICH: It’s formal. It can be: - an adverbial of place and makesreferenceto a place: The hotel in whichwestayedwasverycomfortable. - a prepositionalcomplement: An MP3 issomethingwithwhichyou listen tomusic.

  6. Subordinators in definingrelativeclauses: • WHERE: itisan adverbial of place and makesreferenceto a place: The hotel wherewestayedwasverycomfortable. • WHEN: itisan adverbial of time and makesreferenceto a time expression: I’llneverforgetthedaywhenI firstmethim. • WHY: itisan adverbial of reason and italwaysmakesreferencetotheword “reason”: ThereasonwhyNick camewasthat he wantedtosee Rita.

  7. relatIVE CLAUSES BASIC LEVEL 2 Createdby: Carmen Luisa Pérez Amaro

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