Relative clauses allow us to combine sentences without repetition.

✅ Relative pronouns

Who:

- Subject or object pronoun for people.

Which:

- Subject or object pronoun for animals and things.

- Referring to a whole sentence.

Whose:

- Possession for people and things.

Whom:

- Object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who.

That:

- Subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible.

✅ Relative adverbs

When:

- Refers to a time expression.

Where:

- Refers to a place.

Why:

- Refers to a reason.

Let’s practice!

Complete the sentence with a relative clause:

Ex. A waiter is someone (bring you food at a restaurant) - A waiter is someone who brings you food at a restaurant.

1) Alex is a person (live in England) _______________________________________.

2) China is a country (be in Asia)  _______________________________________.

3) A microwave is something (heat food) 

_______________________________________.

4) A DJ is someone (play music)

_______________________________________.

5) A gym is a place (people exercise)

_______________________________________.

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose):

Ex. This is the boy I met yesterday - This is the boy who I met yesterday.

1) This is the shop ______ was robbed last night. 

_______________________________________.

2) The man ______ shop was robbed is very upset.

_______________________________________.

3) The thief wore a mask ______ covered his face.

_______________________________________.

4) I arrived at the party with a friend ______ was in town visiting.

_______________________________________.

5) The car ______ I drove yesterday is a BMW.

_______________________________________.

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