Relative Clause

Who, which, that

 A way to add extra information about the
things or people you discuss

What is the Relative clauses are built from relative

pronouns and relative adverbs
Relative
Clause?
Examples of relative pronouns:
who, which, etc.
Examples of relative adverbs:
where, when, etc.
 Relative
pronouns/ Meanings
adverbs
who Refer to people
which  Refer to things or animals

Refer to people, animals or things

that
Relevant (can replace which or who, informal)

Relative Clauses whose Refer to possession

Refer to a people, used instead
whom
of who if who is the object.
where Refer to places
when Refer to time
why Refer to reasons
 RELATIVE CLAUSE
RELATIVE PRONOUN/ ADVERB + SUBJECT +
Pattern 1 VERB
 The present which he gave me was just
amazing.
That memorable moment was the time when he
 Examples
kissed me for the first time. 

How to use Jack sent me a job offer that I couldn’t decline.  

them? Pattern 2 RELATIVE PRONOUN AS SUBJECT + VERB

The girl who is standing next to John is my

younger sister.

Examples Venus flytrap is a plant which traps insects.

Henry is a man who is very kind and friendly.

 • Defining relative clause adds DEFINITIVE
and IMPORTANT information to nouns
•
Without it most of the meaning will be lost.

Defining Relative Examples:

Clause • This is the car that my dad drives.
• Past simple is a tense which is used to talk
about the past.

There is no comma before a Defining Relative

Clause
 • Non-defining relative clause adds extra
information that does not change the
meaning of a sentence.
Example:
• My dog, which my parents bought for me, likes
Non-defining to eat chicken.
Relative Clause • I can’t watch Naruto, which is my favourite
anime, because right now I have a lot of
homework.

There have to be commas before and/or after a

non-defining relative clause
 RELATIVE CLAUSE Relative
RELATIVE PRONOUN/ ADVERB + pronouns/ Meanings
Pattern 1 adverbs
SUBJECT + VERB
Let’s make our  The present which he gave me was who
just amazing.
Refer to people
own sentences That memorable moment was the
which  Refer to things or animals
 Examples time when he kissed me for the first Refer to people, animals or
time.  things (can
that replace which or who,
Jack sent me a job offer that I informal)
couldn’t decline.  

• My dog, _____, likes chicken RELATIVE PRONOUN AS SUBJECT + whose Refer to possession
Pattern 2
VERB
Refer to a people, used
The girl who is standing next to whom instead of who if who is the
John is my younger sister. object.
Venus flytrap is a plant which traps where Refer to places
Examples insects.
when Refer to time
Henry is a man who is very kind and
friendly. why Refer to reasons