Relative clauses
Relative clauses are
clauses starting with the relative pronouns who*, that, which, whose, where,
when. They are most often used to define or identify the noun that precedes
them. Here are some examples:
Do you know the girl
who started in grade 7 last week?
Can I have the pencil
that I gave you this morning?
A notebook is a
computer which can be carried around.
I won't eat in a
restaurant whose cooks smoke.
I want to live in a
place where there is lots to do.
Yesterday was a day
when everything went wrong!
Note 1: The relative
pronoun whose is used in place of the possessive pronoun. It must be followed
by a noun. Example: There's a boy in grade 8 whose father is a professional
tennis player. (There's a boy in grade 8. His father is a professional tennis
player.)
Note 2: The relative
pronouns where and when are used with place and time nouns. Examples: FIS is a
school where children from more than 50 countries are educated. 2001 was the
year when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers in New York.
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