Relative Clauses
This relative pronoun refers to people.
who
After enjoy, use this verb form.
gerund (-ing form)
Complete: I ___ in this city since 2020.
have lived
Use this modal to give advice: You ___ rest.
should
Complete politely: Can you tell me ___ the bank opens?
when
This pronoun can refer to things in a defining relative clause.
which (or that)
Complete: I can’t wait ___ my family.
to see
Choose: Roberto moved / has moved five years ago.
moved
Complete: You had ___ call your supervisor.
better
Choose the adverb: She spoke quiet / quietly.
quietly
Combine: The woman is my teacher. She speaks three languages.
The woman who speaks three languages is my teacher.
Complete: She avoids ___ late.
arriving
The present perfect uses have/has plus this verb form.
the past participle
Complete: If it rains, we ___ inside.
will stay
Complete: He prepared ___ for the interview.
himself
Complete: A recruiter is a person ___ helps people find jobs.
who (or that)
Correct: They decided taking an online class.
“They decided to take an online class”
Complete: Have you ___ applied for a job online?
ever
Rewrite using unless: If you do not study, you will not improve.
Unless you study, you will not improve”
A job applicant being considered for a position is called this.
candidate
Correct: The course who I took was affordable.
The course that/which I took was affordable”
Explain the difference: stop smoking vs. stop to smoke.
quitting smoking vs. pausing another activity in order to smoke
Correct: She has finished the course yesterday.
“She finished the course yesterday”
Correct: If I will finish early, I will call you.
“If I finish early, I will call you”
The phrasal verb meaning “search for information” is this.
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