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    The document provides information about relative pronouns and relative clauses. It lists the relative pronouns who, which, that, whose, and where and describes when each is used. It then defines and distinguishes between defining and non-defining relative clauses, noting differences in punctuation use, information provided, and whether the relative pronoun can be omitted. The document concludes by providing sample sentences for an exercise to combine into relative clauses.

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    The document provides information about relative pronouns and relative clauses. It lists the relative pronouns who, which, that, whose, and where and describes when each is used. It then defines and distinguishes between defining and non-defining relative clauses, noting differences in punctuation use, information provided, and whether the relative pronoun can be omitted. The document concludes by providing sample sentences for an exercise to combine into relative clauses.

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    Collegi Santa Teresa de Jess

    1 Batxillerat C Assun lvarez

    RELATIVE CLAUSES: REVISION

    RELATIVE PRONOUNS
    WHO--- people WHICH --- things THAT --- people or things WHOSE--- possession WHERE --- places WHEN--- time

    RELATIVE CLAUSES

    DEFINING
    1. No commas

    NON-DEFINING
    1. Always between commas

    2. Essential information

    2. Extra information

    3. WHICH, WHO= THAT

    3. Never THAT

    4. We can omit the pronoun WHO, WHICH, THAT if its not the subject of the sentence

    4. The pronoun can never be omitted.

    Collegi Santa Teresa de Jess


    1 Batxillerat C Assun lvarez

    EXERCISE: Combine the following pairs of sentences, using relative pronouns. Decide if they are defining or non-defining. If the pronoun can be omitted, put it in brackets. 1. The History museum is open five days a week. It is in the city centre.

    2. The collection of mummies was the highlight of the visit. The collection occupied one whole room.

    3. I spoke to some people. They had been to the special exhibition three times that week.

    4.

    What's the name of that actor? He starred in 'When Harry Met Sally'.

    5. The teacher gave us some worksheets to fill in. They were very useful.

    6. The curator showed us round. He is an expert on Egyptian history.

    7.

    We stopped to help a couple. Their car had broken down.

    8.

    I'd love to go back to the art gallery. We saw those superb Impressionist paintings there.

    9. Picasso is known all over the world now. His paintings were not understood at first.

    10. The final exams happened to be very easy. I feared them too much.

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