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RELATIVE CLAUSELET’S START FROM SCRATCH
A SIMPLE SENTENCE
Look at this sentence
Malee has a kitten.
It’s a regular simple sentence
MODIFIER
What if you want to put additional information to “Malee”?
Normally, you use an adjective to modify a noun
The lovely Malee has a kitten.
MODIFIER
What if...an adjective is not enough?
For example, you want to mention that Malee lives next door to you
Can you find an adjective to describe that? [I guess not]
RELATIVE CLAUSE
That’s when a relative clause comes in handy
A relative clause is used to modify a noun
Let’s go back to our lovely Malee
I want to mention that Malee lives next door to me [= she is my neighbor]
I want to put that piece of information in the same sentence
RELATIVE CLAUSE
Malee has a kitten.
The lovely Malee has a kitten.
The lovely Malee has a kitten.
,who lives next door to me,
FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX SENTENCE
Here, you put additional piece of information to the same sentence
The lovely Malee has a kitten.
That clause in the pink bubble is called RELATIVE CLAUSE
,who lives next door to me,
HOW TONow that you know what a relative clause is for
Let’ study its composition
To write a correct & complete relative clause, you need
A relative pronoun
who, whom,that, which, when, where
A clause or a predicate
RELATIVE PRONOUN
WHO
Is used when you need a subject in the relative clause
Malee has a kitten. [main clause]
Malee lives next door to me. [you want to add this information]
You change the 2nd sentence into a relative clause by substituting Malee with “WHO”
WHO
Malee, who lives next door to me, has a kitten.
Relative clause
WHICH
Look at these 2 simple sentences
Charming can understand human language. [main clause]
Charming is friendly, smart, and cuddly. [you want to add this piece of information about Charming]
WHICH
To change the 2nd sentence into a relative clause, use WHICH because Charming is a kitten, not human
Charming, which is friendly, smart, and cuddly, can understand human language.
WHOSE
Is used to express possession of the noun it modifies and an item
WHOSE
Kitty loves Daniel.[main clause]
Kitty’s kitten understands human language.[add more information about Kitty]
Kitty, whose kitten understands human language, loves Daniel.
ADJACENT
A relative clause must be placed right after the noun it modifies
Charming is a member of Sanrio Club, which is a cat. >>wrong
Charming is a member of Sanrio Club, which helps promote goodwill around the world. >>correct
DEFINING VS NON-DEFININGWHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
Give essential information about a noun it modifies
A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
Use an identifying relative clause in definitions
Environmentalists are people who care about the environment.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
Give extra information about a noun. The information is not essential.
Messi, who scored a hat
trick against Real Madrid, received the Best Player award.
Separate the clause between commas