Members of the group:

- Asmat Centeno Alessandra

- Cueva Sacramento Ruth

- Lavado Luján Ruth

Relative clauses

 I bought a new car. It is very fast. → I bought a new car that is very fast.
 She lives in New York. She likes living in New York. → She lives in New
York, which she likes.
 The Queen will be 93 in April. She loves skydiving.→ The Queen, who
loves skydiving, will be 93 in April.
 Do you know the gallerist? His car was stolen → Do you know the
gallerist whose car was stolen?
 The woman is my English teacher. I was talking to her just now. → The
woman to whom I was talking just now is my English teacher.

Relative pronouns: who, whom, which, that

 This is Sarah. You met her at my party last week. → This is Sarah, whom
you met at my party last week. 
 Joseph built a new house. The house is beautifully decorated. → Joseph
built a new house that is beautifully decorated. 
 I bought a used car. It caused me trouble. → The used car which I
bought caused me trouble. 
 My mother speaks 3 languages. My mother was born in Europe. → My
mother, who was born in Europe, speaks 3 languages. 
 I read a mystery novel. It was very exciting. → The mystery novel that I
read was very exciting.

Defining relative clauses 

 I like the woman who lives next door.

 An elephant is an animal that lives in hot countries.
 The woman (that) the man loved was living in New York.
 I'm sorry, but that is all (that) I saw.
 Children who hate chocolate are uncommon.

Non-defining relative clauses

 The house, which was built in 1883, has just been opened to the public.
 She's studying to become a doctor, which is difficult.
 The house, which is very big, is also very cold!
 Mark, whose brother works with me, wants to buy my house.
  Ferraris, which are made in Italy, are very expensive.

Reduced relative clauses

 The man who is  young is a pilot. → The young man is a pilot.
 I would rather you carried the box that is heavy. → I would rather you
carried the heavy box.
 The policeman who is angry is arresting the criminal who is stupid. →
The angry policeman is arresting the stupid criminal.
 My friends who were living in dorms had a very hard time.→ My friends
living in dorms had a very hard time.
 The boy who is playing on the floor is my nephew. → The boy playing on
tHE floor is my nephew.

Possessives with relative clauses

 That is the man. His car was stolen.→  That's the man whose car was
stolen.
 The author writes horror stories. Her book won the award. →  The author
whose book won the award writes horror stories.
 She is the author. Many people buy her book.→  She is the author
whose books many people buy.
 The man was crying. His house is on fire. The man whose was on fire
was crying. 
 The woman was very happy. Her son got the highest grade in the exam.
The woman whose son got the highest grade in the exam was very
happy. 

Pronouns with relative clauses

 It was my son who made it a lucky day. 

 We found the wood where I used to go.
 I know someone whose ring was found after thirty years. 
 We often had a picnic in a wood which  was full of wildflowers.
 The woman who called yesterday wants to buy the house.

Prepositions in relative clauses

 This is the book in which guests can write their names.

 This is the time by which we must stop.
 This is the reason for which we must follow the rules.
 The tree under which they had their picnic was the largest and oldest in
the park.
 The jungle the tribe lived in was full of strange and unusual animals.
Relative clauses with where, when, why and how

 Here is where my grandfather bought me a new car.

 And the world works best when there is a plan.
 There’s no reason why you can’t do it.
 That’s how it’s done.
 We were talking about when we were at school.

Relative clauses with what

 She gave her grandfather the savings that she had. - She gave her
grandfather what she had.
 He didn’t hear what she said.
 What they are doing seems right.
 the police lost all (that) they had investigated.
 We’ll buy what we need tomorrow morning.

Relative clauses with whatever, whoever, etc

 Whatever she did made him happy.

 Take a bus or a taxi, whichever you prefer.
 You may invite to the festival whoever wants to come.
 We will go on vacation wherever you want
 Whenever I look at him, he seems upset.