Online Resources Q Relative ClausesFT Wy DIET Melee Itisa subordinate clause which specifies or gives information about a person or thing. The students stand up. The students are younger than 20. Main clause Additional information P_raurcan combine the two sentences:__ “FY ‘ The students who are younger than 20 stand up. rf ap Extra information Ty ; In this case, we dont use commas because the information is relevant. 1. The man is my father. ‘Subject 2, The man is smiling. Aeakvort iteration » The man, who is smiling, is my father.Rae Depending on the information, you can usé Tage Example People Who / that The man wha is smiling is my father. The book which {bought last week is awful, re meee oe eee The cat which we saw in the garden is pretty. Possession Whose The boy whose pants are black is a good student. a ANTERI PeDIET Melee We can follow this structure: Noun(subject)+ (relative pronoun + complement) _+ rest of the main clause The woman who lives in that house is Spanish. The hotel where she is staying Is big and expensive. The dog that has long black ears is mean, be carefull Pe% In some cases, the position of the relative clause can change: 1, The woman is Spanish. 2. The woman lives in that house. 2 Aman won the lottery. Oscar is the man. 1. The hotel is big and expensive. A boy is going to participate in the 2. She is staying in that hotel. spelling contest. © Gabriel is the boy. 1. The dog is mean, be careful! 2. The dog has long back ears. © Oscars the man who won the lottery. © Gabriel is the boy that is going to participate in the spelling contest.FT EE Let's practice ace ee OUIeL Godzilla that appeared in a famous film isa monster. 2. Godzilla appeared in a famous film. 1. The area was closed off by police. 2. The explosion occurred in that area, 1. The phone was expensive. 2.I bought a phone last week. 1. Carlos is a good student. 2.Carlos has a inifriend. 1. The restaurant is good. 2. You went to the restaurant yesterday. 1. Luisa fs my little sister. 2. Luisa is American, 1. The table is brown. 2. The table is near the window.—T Wa DIET Melee Object, subject, defining, non-defining relative clauses © who’ ‘which’, and ‘that“can be omitted if they refer tothe object ‘The man whe called yesterday was very moved because of the sentence. They cannot be omitted if they refer to the he also had gone to the place where we were last week. subject of the sentence. ‘whose" and “where* cannot be omitted. The place (whieh) | am speaking about is a beautitul park with colorful gardens and great trees. People go there to enjoy peace and tranquility. The person who © The book (which) you lent me is guided us during the route was very friendly. The man interesting. called us because he found a journal that my sister had Refer to the object: © The book you lent me is interesting. Jost. The journal (that) my sister lost had very important information. We took the information from the man whe Refer to the subject: © The book whichis on the desk is interesting. called, and this morning we went to where he works. He © You can recognize when they refer to the object because gave us the journal and invited us to have @ cup of they are usually followed by a noun. coffee. The book which you lent me is interesting. @ ANTERIOR PecPunctuation of relative clauses Sometimes we use commas to separate relative clauses; however, its important to consider some recommendations for not changing the ‘idea we want to transmit. © Do not use commas ifthe relative clouse is necessary to identify the noun it modifies. Example: © cn people who speek English can apply forthe job. (The relative clause is necessary to identify which people it meant). DIET Meleerc DIET Melee © Use commas if the relative clause simply gives additional information and is not necessary to identify the noun it modifies. Example: © Dogs, which are used as pets, are intelligent and good companions (The relative clause is not necessary to identify what dogs are). © Youcan decide if commas are necessary according the communicative intention you have. Example: © There was a meeting. The women whe had unconformities with their bosses expressed theirreasons The use of no commas means that al of the women in the meeting expressed their rnonconformity © There was.a meeting. The women, whe had unconformities with their bosses, expressed theirreasons; The use of commas means that only some of the women in the meeting expressed their enconformity.