RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative pronouns introduce a relative clause that identifies the
people, things or animals we are talking about.

Who (Whom) Refers to people. Whom is the object pronoun in formal

English.
That Refers to people, things or animals.
Which Refers to (inanimate) things or animals.
It is used to say something belongs to someone; it usually
Whose refers to people, but it may refer to things or animals; it
also describes relationships.
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This is the girl. She is playing tennis.

This is the girl who/that is playing tennis.

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This is the bookshop. I told you about this bookshop.

This is the bookshop (which/that) I told you about.
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This is the boy. His sister is a model.

This is the boy whose sister is a model.

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I know a woman. She is a successful chef.

I know a woman who/that is a successful chef.
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This is the singer. Her album sold millions of copies.

This is the singer whose album sold millions of copies.
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Object pronouns in
defining relative clauses
are often omitted:

That is the girl. I met her in Australia.

That’s the girl (whom/who/that) I met in Australia.
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Now fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.

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who/that served us last Saturday.
This is the waitress ___________
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who/that designed our website.
John is the programmer _________
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who/that takes care of animals.
A vet is someone _________
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which/that runs fastest.
The cheetah is the animal __________
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(which/that) I told you about.
This is the garden ___________
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whose results in the exam were excellent.
This is the student ______
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