Relative clauses - Easy Learning

Grammar
Relative clauses tell us more about nouns. They function rather like adjectives, and
are found as postmodifiers in a noun phrase. The noun that is modified is called
the antecedent. Relative clauses normally begin
with who, whom, whose, or that.These words are called relative pronouns. Note that
some of them also function as interrogative pronouns. See also Relative pronouns.A
relative pronoun can be the subject
● The people who live upstairs are having a party.
● The dog that bit me had to be put down.
or object
● I don’t like the music that they are playing.
● A man whom I met on holiday phoned last night.
of the verb in the relative clause. If it is the object, it can be left out in ordinary
informal speech and writing.
● I don’t like the music they are playing.
● A man I met on holiday phoned last night.
Subject and object relative pronouns come at the beginning of the relative clause.
● A relative pronoun can also be the object of a preposition.
● It was definitely Diana to whom she was referring.
● It’s a great game at which anyone can excel.
In informal English a relative clause can end in a preposition, especially if the
relative pronoun is omitted.
● It was definitely Diana (that) she was referring to.
● It’s great game (which) anyone can excel at.
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7. My favorite food

8. My friends and my family

9. Getting lost in a new city and making new friends

10. Being away from home

11. Not understanding people

12. Getting sick

13. My room at home

14. Speaking a new language

15. Getting used to a different culture and making new friends