Read the following sentences.

o I met a woman who can speak Japanese.

o She bought a car which was red.

o This is the book that I read last week.

o There’s the man that sold me my bike.

o This is Mrs Smith whose son works in my office.

 Relative pronouns refer to people, things
and animals and are used to provide
information about someone or something.

 Relative clauses are introduced with relative

pronouns.
 A relative clause—also called an adjective or adjectival clause—
will meet three requirements.

First, it will contain a subject and a verb.

Next, it will begin with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that,
or which) or a relative adverb (when, where, or why).
Finally, it will function as an adjective, answering the
questions What kind? How many? or Which one?
 What is the relative clause of the
sentence below?

The girl, who lives next door,

works in the post office.
Remember:

The girl ,whose keys on

the table , has just left.

That is a good language

which all can’t understand.
 THAT VS WHICH
In a defining clause, use that. (refer to thing, person, object)
In non-defining clauses, use which.(refer to thing, object)

A defining relative clause identifies who or what we are

speaking about.

A non-defining relative clause just gives us more information

about who or what we are speaking about

A non-defining relative clause is separated from the main part

of the sentence by commas.

The house, which was built in 1883, has just been opened to