ppt relative clauses2
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RELATIVE CLAUSESRELATIVE CLAUSES
John is the man who works at the cinema.
John, who works at the cinema, is also coming to the party.
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSESDEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
- She likes the guy [who/that works at the cinema] SUBJ. V.
Compl.- I read the book [which/that you recommended] OBJECT SUBJ.
VERB- That’s the man [whose house flooded last week] SUBJECT VERB
Compl.- That was the year [when/that I was born] Compl. S.
VERB- This is the park [where we usually meet] Compl. SUB. VERB
- She likes the guy [who/that works at the cinema] SUBJ. V.
Compl.- I read the book [which/that you recommended] OBJECT SUBJ.
VERB- That’s the man [whose house flooded last week] SUBJECT VERB
Compl.- That was the year [when/that I was born] Compl. S.
VERB- This is the park [where we usually meet] Compl. SUB. VERB
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSESDEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
- Essential information
- who/which/when => replaceable by “that”
- Relative pronoun can be omitted when:- Rel.pr. = objectEx. We should reduce the rubbish [(which) we produce] OBJECT S. VERB
- Relative pronoun cannot be omitted when:- Rel.pr. = subjectEx. This is the car [that crashed with mine] SUBJ. VERB Compl.- “whose”
- Essential information
- who/which/when => replaceable by “that”
- Relative pronoun can be omitted when:- Rel.pr. = objectEx. We should reduce the rubbish [(which) we produce] OBJECT S. VERB
- Relative pronoun cannot be omitted when:- Rel.pr. = subjectEx. This is the car [that crashed with mine] SUBJ. VERB Compl.- “whose”
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSESNON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Silvia [, who is my neighbour,] is also coming to the party.
My bike [, which I use everyday,] is in the garage.
James Cameron [, whose film about a sacred land won an Oscar,] is
coming to Spain next week.
In 2001 [, when there was the Twin Towers’ terrorist attack,] I was
living in New York.
Cordoba [, where I have many friends,] is a beautifulplace.
Silvia [, who is my neighbour,] is also coming to the party.
My bike [, which I use everyday,] is in the garage.
James Cameron [, whose film about a sacred land won an Oscar,] is
coming to Spain next week.
In 2001 [, when there was the Twin Towers’ terrorist attack,] I was
living in New York.
Cordoba [, where I have many friends,] is a beautifulplace.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSESNON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
- Additional information- (comma) relative clause (comma)
- Written language- Relative pronoun never omitted- Never use “that”!
- Additional information- (comma) relative clause (comma)
- Written language- Relative pronoun never omitted- Never use “that”!