Relative clause

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Relative clause

• Defining / non-defining

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• Sentences can be divided into parts called
  clauses. A relative clause is a part of a
  sentence that describes the person or thing we
  are talking about and is connected to other
  clauses in the sentence via a relative pronoun,
  who, which or that. Relative pronouns replace the
  subject or object of the verb

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examples

• Where is the new boy? He was in class yesterday.
• Where is the new boy that was in class yesterday?
• Can I borrow the CD? You bought the CD.
• Can I borrow the CD that you bought?

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• I told you about the woman who lives next door.
• Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
• He couldnt read which surprised me.
• Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
• I was invited by the professor whom I met at the
  conference.
• I dont like the table that stands in the kitchen.

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Defining/non-defining(difference)

• My sister who lives in Istanbul is pregnant
• My sister , who lives in Istanbul , is pregnant

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Defining relative clause

• I congrutulated the student.He got the highest
  mark.
• I congrutulated the student who gaot the highest
  mark.
• Can you repair the chair?It is in the study room.
• Can you repair the chair which is in the study
  room.

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More examples(as a subject of the clause)

• There is someone at the door.He wants to see you.
• There is someone at the door who wants to see
  you.
• I want to see the person.he deals with the
  customer complaints
• I want to see the person who deals with the
  customer complaints

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• The person who lives next door is an engineer.
• The plate which is on the table is dirty.
• The milk which is in the bottle is for the baby.
• Why did you buy this car which is older than the
  previous one.

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More examples(as the object of a verb)

• The applicant who(whom-that) we interviewed
  yesterday is suitable for the job.
• The book which(that) I bought last week is very
  interesting
• The man (who)(that-whom) we met yesterday was a
  sales representative.
• The woman whom I I bought this car from is a
  doctor.(object of a preposition)

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Whose-where

• The girl whose father is a doctor is my
  girlfriend.(def.)
• My classmate Susan,whose parents are both
  doctors,dosnt want to be a doctor.(non-d.)
• The house whose garden is full of flowers is my
  grandmums.
• The city where I was born is my hometown.
• Istanbul,where more than en million peole
  live,has many problems to solve.

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exercises

• The girl is my best friend.I go to school with
  her
• The man wants to do business with you.he will
  come tomorrow..
• The film was very interesting.I watched is last
  week..
• The I cant find the book.It is about
  pollution.

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Non-defining relative clause

• Ataturk, who is the great commender, died in
  1938.
• That green book,which is on the table,belongs to
  me.
• Turkey,which is surrounded by the sea on three
  sides,has strategic importance.
• My father,whom you met yesterday,in Germany.