Defining relative clauses
What is a defining relative clause?
It gives essential information that defines de noun.
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What do we use Reflexive Pronouns for?
We use it when the same person is the subject and the object of an action.
They called a lawyer ________ lived nearby.
They called a lawyer who / that lived nearby.
She shouldn't blame _______ for what happened. It's not her fault.
She shouldn't blame herself for what happened. It's not her fault.
Why don't we use commas in definign relative clauses?
Because if we use commas we are giving extra information, NOT ESSENTIAL.
What is a non-defining relative clause?
A non-defining relative clause adds extra information about a noun, which is not essential to the sentence’s meaning.
Which are the singular reflexive pronouns?
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
A ferry is a ship (carry people across the water).
A ferry is a ship which/that carries people across the water.
What do you use present perfect for?
We use it to express actions about the past that are still conected to the present.
Make a defining relative clause out of this sentence:
Laura met a girl _____ favourite colour isn't purple.
Laura met a gir whose favourite colour isn't purple.
Create a sentence with a non-defining relative clause about your best friend.
My best friend, who lives in New York, is visiting me next week.
Which are the plural reeflexive pronouns?
Make an example.
Ourselves, yourselves and themselves.
They made the cake by themselves.
Several police officers have been injured when two police cars have crashed into ______.
a) each other
b) them
c) themselves
Several police officers have been injured when two police cars have crushed into each other.
*We use each other or one another when person A does something to person B, and person B does something to person A.
Say 3 irregular verbs and their combination.
Buy/bought/bought/comprar
Go/went/gone/ir
Write/wrote/written/escribir
Make a question.
A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl?
Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?
My sister lives in Australia. She is a doctor.
My sister, who is a doctor, lives in Australia.
Choose the answer:
Could you tell ______ what happened?
a) me
b) ourselves
c) myself
Could you tell me what happened?
There are several houses in the street.
a) The house which is at the end of the street is my friend's.
b) The house, which is at the end of the street, is my friend's.
c) The house, that is at the end of the street, is my friend's.
a) The house which is at the end of the street is my friend's.
Can you pronounce this words properly?
Schedule
Patient
Confortable
Adventure
Interesting
What did you do with the money ____ your mother lent you?
What did you do with the money which/that your mother lent you?
Make a complex sentence that includes a non-defining relative clause. (E.g.: use vocabulary from Unit 2)
William Shakespeare, who is considered the greatest playwright of all time, wrote numerous plays and sonnets.
Choose the correct/s option/s.
Susan's composition is brilliant. Do you think she wrote it ______.
a) herself
b) by herself
c) by her
a) and b)
Ty doesn’t want to be known as Ed’s lookalike forever. He'd like to be a successful YouTuber.
Ty, who doesn't want to be known as Ed's lookalike forever, would like to be a successful YouTuber.
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?