Unit 60: RELATIVE CLAUSES
If we want to give extra information about a noun, and an adjective (Unit 64) is not enough, we can use a relative clause. Relative clauses often begin with one of the relative pronouns: who, which, that, where and whose.
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For people, begin the relative clause with who or that:I know a man who played hockey for the Edmonton Oilers.
He played hockey.
Do you know the woman that can help us?
She can help us.
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For things, begin the relative clause with which or that:I want a word which means 'very surprised'.
It means 'very surprised'.
The two cars that caused the accident drove away.
They caused the accident.
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For places, begin the relative clause with where:Britain is one country where they drive on the left side of the road.
They drive on the left side of the road there.
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For GENITIVE (Unit 49), begin the relative clause with whose:Do you know the man whose daughter is a doctor?
His daughter is a doctor.
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We can leave out the relative pronoun:if it is an OBJECT PRONOUN (Unit 50)
The doctor - I go to studied in Canada. (I go to him.)
The students - I know are very friendly. (I know them.)
if the first verb in the relative clause is be.
Did you see the man - standing by the door? (who was standing)
The boy - knocked down by the car was John. (who was knocked)
