tailieunhanh - Relative clause

WHO: Refers to People, Functions as Subject. Ex: I need to meet the boy. The boy is my friend's son. —» I need to meet the boy who is my friend's son. WHOM: Refers to People, Functions as Object. WHOM CAN BE OMITTED. Ex: I know the girl. You spoke to this girl. —» I know the girl whom you spoke to. | Relative clauses The relative pronoun as subject WHO Refers to People Functions as Subject Ex: I need to meet the boy. The boy is my friend's son. —» I need to meet the boy who is my friend's son. The relative pronoun as object WHOM Refers to People Functions as Object Ex: I know the girl. You spoke to this girl. —» I know the girl whom you spoke to. WHOM CAN BE OMITTED The relative pronoun as subject and object WHICH Refers to Things Functions as Object Ex: - She works for a company. It makes cars. —» She works for a company which makes cars. Functions as Subject Ex : The book was very intersting. I was reading it. —» The book which I was reading was very interesting WHOSE Functions as Possessive Adjective The relative pronoun as a possessive Refers to Things Refers to People Ex: John found the cat. Its leg was broken. —» John found the cat whose leg was broken. WHOSE + NOUN THAT WHO WHOM WHICH In restrictive relative clause Ex: The man whom I saw yesterday is 99. —» The man that I saw yesterday is 99 Ex: The boy who lost his watch was careles —» The boy that lost his watch was careless Not be used in cases that: + After prepositions: EX: The girl to ( whom / that ) I was talking yesterday is my sister. —» The girl to whom I was talking yesterday is my sister. + Clause relations are not limited: EX: Mary, ( who / that ) sits next to me, is good at maths. —» Mary, who sits next to me, is good at maths. Required to use that in these cases: + After nouns both human and animals, things Ex : I saw a lot of people and vehicles that were moving to the market. + After the word extreme in comparison superlative: EX: - Yesterday Was one of the hottest days that I have ever known. + After the opening by saying 'It is / Was .' EX: - It is the teacher that is Important, not the kind of school he teaches in. + After 'all, everybody, EVERYTHING, nothing, nobody ,.' EX: - Answer all the questions that I Asked. NOTE Relative Adverbs Relative adverb Meaning Use WHEN in / on which Refers to a time expression WHERE in / at which Refers to a place WHY for which Refers to a reason Relative Adverbs Ex : The movie theater is the place. We can see films at that place. —» The movie theater is the place where we can see the films. Ex : Do youremember the day. We fisrt met on that day. —» Do you remember the day when we fisrt met ? EX: Tell me the reason. You are so sad for that reason. —» Tell me the reason why you are so sad. WHERE WHEN WHY Thank You ! | Relative clauses The relative pronoun as subject WHO Refers to People Functions as Subject Ex: I need to meet the boy. The boy is my friend's son. —» I need to meet the boy who is my friend's son. The relative pronoun as object WHOM Refers to People Functions as Object Ex: I know the girl. You spoke to this girl. —» I know the girl whom you spoke to. WHOM CAN BE OMITTED The relative pronoun as subject and object WHICH Refers to Things Functions as Object Ex: - She works for a company. It makes cars. —» She works for a company which makes cars. Functions as Subject Ex : The book was very intersting. I was reading it. —» The book which I was reading was very interesting WHOSE Functions as Possessive Adjective The relative pronoun as a possessive Refers to Things Refers to People Ex: John found the cat. Its leg was broken. —» John found the cat whose leg was broken. WHOSE + NOUN THAT WHO WHOM WHICH In restrictive relative clause Ex: The man whom I saw yesterday is .