DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

they are introduced by

Relative pronouns Relative adverbs

who, which , that where , when , why

I know a man. He is a lawyer. Relative adjective The house where I live is nice.

I know a man who is a lawyer. whose The house (which / that) I live in is nice.

that (can´t be omitted) That´s the woman_ her house is

on fire. That was the year when she graduated
The dog_ it ran away_ is Tom´s
That´s the woman whose house That was the year (that) she graduated.
The dog which ran away is Tom´s.
is on fire.
that (can´t be omitted)
The reason why she left is unknown.

That is the book. I read it last summer. The reason (that) she left is unknown.

That is the book (which/ that) I read …

I spoke to a man. I had met him before.

I spoke to a man (who/ that) I had….

(can be omitted)
 NON- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

The boy, who lives in the next street, broke a window in the school yesterday.

The cat, which I found in Cordoba , is called Luna.

John, who came here yesterday , is my brother.

DEFINING RELATIVE NON – DEFINING RELATIVE

IN SPEECH the same intonation pattern have a separate intonation contour

IN SPELLING they are not separated by a comma they are separated by commas

IN MEANING they restrict the noun ( the They are not essential to the meaning of
antecedent) the sentence. They give additional
information

NON- DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES ARE NEVER INTRODUCED

BY THAT.