Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Relative clauses often begin with that /who / where / when / which /
whose
. If the noun is a thing, use which / THAT
. If the noun is a person, use who.
. If you are talking about a place, use where.
. If you are talking about POSSESSION, use whose.
a lovely day.
14. I met some friends last night. Several of them were going to the
movies.
I met some friends last night , several of whom were going to the
movies.
15. There are a number of dogs in our neighbourhood. Many of them
bark a great deal.
There are a number of dogs in our neighbourhood , many of which
bark a great deal.
16. I have known many dogs. I will never forget one of them.
I have known many dogs, one of which I will never forget.
3. New York City is not the capital of the state of New York. New
New York City , which is surely the most well-known city in the
state, is not the capital of the state of New York.
8. Will the person please move his car? The persons car is in the
driveway.
Will the person whose car is in the driveway please move his car?
9. Tomorrow we will climb a mountain. The peak of the mountain is
covered with snow.
Tomorrow we will climb a mountain whose peak is covered with
snow.
10. Jane Austen was born in England in 1775 and lived there until
her death in 1817. I have always enjoyed Jane Austens works.
Jane Austen , whose works I have always enjoyed , was born in
England in 1775 and lived there until her death in 1817.
Join the sentences by changing the second sentence of each pair into a
defining relative clause. Omit the relative pronoun if the relative
pronoun is NOT the SUBJECT of the clause.
1.The exhibition was not very interesting. My friend took me to see it.
The exhibition my friend took me to see was not very interesting.
2.One of the main things is to save money, manpower, and time. A computer
can do this thing.
One of the main things a computer can do is to save money,
manpower, and time.
3.The car was driven by the world champion. It won the race.
The car which / that won the race was driven by the world champion.
to
7. There is evidence that many men were in fact willing to accept the
Companys revised pay offer. These men went on strike.
There is evidence that many men who / that went on strike were in fact
willing to accept the Companys revised pay offer.
8. Is the offer still open? You made the offer last week.
Is the offer you made last week still open?
10. Paintings by Renoir received record prices in the sale. The sale took
place at Sothebys in London yesterday.
Paintings by Renoir received record prices in the sale which / that
took place at Sothebys in London yesterday.