My mom is the

person who inspires

me the most!

Relative clauses

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WHO
WHO people
WHICH
WHICH Objects and
things
THAT
THAT People or things
WHERE
WHERE places
WHEN
WHEN time
Let’s try to join sentences using
relative clauses.
This is a house. I live here.
This is a house. I live here.

WHERE
This is a house. I live here.

WHERE
This is a house. I live here.

WHERE

NOTE: When we describe something by

using a relative clause, we use the article
THE and not a/an
She is a nurse. She took care
of me when I was sick.
She is a nurse. She took care
of me when I was sick.

WHO
She is a nurse. She took care
of me when I was sick.

WHO
It’s a cat. We found it on the
street last year.
It’s a cat. We found it on the
street last year.

WHICH/
THAT
It’s a cat. We found it on the
street last year.

WHICH/
THAT
I was born in 1935. At that time there were
no mobile phones or personal computers.
I was born in 1935. At that time there were
no mobile phones or personal computers.

WHEN
I was born in 1935. At that time there were
no mobile phones or personal computers.

WHEN
Let’s try it out!

Using relative clauses,

rewrite the two
sentences as one
sentence.
Chia is a small town. My
grandparents live there.
Chia is a small town where my
grandparents live.
 This photo was taken in 2013.
I won a swimming competition that year.
This photo was taken in 2013 when
I won a swimming competition.
Lil’s Place is a store. It sells all
sorts of fruits and vegetables.
Lil’s Place is a store which/that
sells all sorts of fruits and
vegetables.
A man was doing exercises. He
used to be a police officer.
The man, who used to be a police
officer, was doing exercises.

The man, who was doing exercises,

used to be a police officer.
 Way to go!

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