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The boy who plays soccer is my friend.
サッカーをする男の子は私の友達です。
🟢 Subject Relative Pronoun
This is the book.
I bought the book.
This is the book which/ that I bought.
This is the movie that we watched.
This is the movie we watched.
book / is / I / which / bought / the / this
This is the book which I bought.
🔵 Object
This is the book ______ I bought.
A. which
B. which I
C. bought which
D. is which
✅ A. which
This is the book which I bought.
🔵 Object
This is the game that helps me learn English.
これは私が英語を学ぶのを助けてくれるゲームです。
🟢 Subject Relative Pronoun
This is the bike.
My mother uses the bike
This is the bike which my mother uses.
This is the bike which my father uses.
This is the bike my father uses.
fun / movie / watched / was / that / we / the
The movie that we watched was fun.
🔵 Object
This is the book ______ is on the desk.
A. which I
B. which
C. which bought
D. which me
Answer:
✅ B. which
the book which is on the desk
🟢 Subject
私が昨日買った本は面白いです。
The book that/ which I bought yesterday is interesting.
🔵 Object Relative Pronoun
This is the movie.
We watched the movie yesterday.
This is the movie that we watched yesterday.
This is the game I like.
This is the game that I like.
is / soccer / the / my / who / plays / boy / friend
The boy who plays soccer is my friend.
🟢 Subject Relative Pronoun
Which option has a Zero Relative Pronoun?
A. The book which I bought
B. The book that I bought
C. The book I bought
D. The book which is new
✅ C. The book I bought
🟣 Zero
私が見た映画はとても面白かったです。
The movie that I watched was very interesting.
🔵 Object Relative Pronoun
My brother is an artist. He likes drawing anime charachters.
My brother is an artist who likes drawing anime charachters.
The boy that I met yesterday is my friend.
The boy I met yesterday is my friend.
that / is / the / I / boy / met / my / friend
The boy that I met is my friend.
🔵 Object Relative Pronoun
Which sentence is a Subject Relative Pronoun?
A. The game I play is fun.
B. The game that I play is fun.
C. The game which is popular is fun.
D. The game that we bought is fun.
Answer:
✅ C. The game which is popular is fun
🟢 Subject
私の母が作ったケーキはおいしいです。
The cake that / which my mother made is delicious.
🔵 Object
This is the game. The game helps students learn English.
This is the game that helps students learn English.
The book which is on the desk is mine.
Can we remove which?
NO!
Because this is a: Subject Relative Pronoun
which / the / lent/ is / book / you / interesting / me
The book which you lent me is interesting.
🔵 Object Relative Pronoun
Identify all three!
A. The book which is on the desk is mine.
B. This is the book which I bought.
C. The book I bought is on the desk.
A. which is on the desk🟢 Subject (which + verb )
B. which I bought🔵 Object (which + subject + verb)
C. I bought🟣 Zero (relative pronoun is omitted)