Relative clauses (1)

Relative clauses

(1) :using who, which and whose

WHAT IS A RELATIVE CLAUSES?

Subordinate clause that modifies a noun phrase , most commonly a noun which begins with who,which or whose

Example :Pn. Rabiah is the person who found your purse

WHO AND WHICH

Who for peopleWhich for things

ExampleStudent who arrive late must wait outsideHere is the book which you wanted

WHOSE

ITS SHOWS POSSESSION. WE USE whose BEFORE A NOUN

Example : This morning I gave a ride to a friend whose car is in tune-up

The car belongs to the friend

Common mistakes in relative clauses

Corrected sentences

She is a girl which is very kind. She is a girl who is very kind.

She is a girl who she is very kind She is a girl who is very kind

People who their cars are dirty should clean them.

People whose cars are dirty.

A COMMON MISTAKE: ADDING EXTRA PRONOUNS

In a relative clause, we do not use words like he or she after who or which. This is because who and which take the place of

he or she

Example:A man who he spends all his money is a

fool.

A man who spends all his money is a fool.

Relative clauses without a relative pronoun

In informal English, we often leave out the relative

pronoun.

I found the book you wanted.

that’s all from me…thank you