Relative clause ?

Relative clause
Adjective , relative

clause
Relative

Clause Relative Pronoun(who, whom, which, that,
whose)

1. Defining Relative Clause

2. Non-defining Relative Clause

Relative Clause

A man is talking to Jenny. Do you know the man?

? relative clause


2 Relative Clause

:

Do you know the man

A man is
talking to Jenny A man relative pronoun (

who )

Do you know the man who is talking to Jenny?

Relative Clause ? Relative Clause

Defining Non-defining

defining relative clause

( )

I like the woman who lives next door.

( who lives next door ).
non-defining relative clause



(
)

I live in London, which has some fantastic parks.

(
which has some fantastic parks


).

Defining relative clauses

Defining Relative Clause
1. (Adjective)




2. comma (,) Defining Relative Clause

3. (Relative Pronoun)
Relative Pronoun

3
Relative Pronoun

2
1.
1.1 who

Im looking for a secretary who can use a computer well.

She has a son who is a doctor.

1.2 which that

We bought a house which / that is 200 years old.

200

The iPad which / that is on the table is from America.



2
2

2.1 whom

The woman whom I talked to yesterday is our new boss.

2.2 which that

I like the puppy which Gabriel bought last week.

2
3

3.1 whose

The man whose car is blue is Mark.

3.2 of which

The cabinet of which drawer is broken has already been repaired.

Non-defining relative Clause
Relative 3


1. clause




2. comma clause
3. relative pronouns
who, whom ,whose which
that

My boss, who is very nice, lives in Manchester.

 My sister, who I live with, knows a lot about cars.
My bicycle, which Ive had for more than ten years, is falling apart.