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Identify the relative clause:
The boy who won the race is my brother.
who won the race
The woman ___ lives next door is a doctor.
who
Meera is my best friend. She lives in Jaipur.
Meera is my best friend who lives in Jaipur.
Correct the sentence:
The girl which won the competition is my friend.
The girl who won the competition is my friend.
Which sentence is correct?
A. The man which helped me was kind.
B. The man who helped me was kind.
C. The man where helped me was kind.
D. The man whose helped me was kind.
The man who helped me was kind.
Identify the relative clause:
I visited the museum which opened last year.
which opened last year
This is the book ___ I told you about.
which / that
I bought a new laptop. It has a very large screen.
I bought a new laptop which has a very large screen.
Correct the sentence:
This is the house when I was born.
This is the house where I was born.
What does whose show in a relative clause?
The student whose notebook was missing went to the office.
It shows possession/relationship.
The notebook belongs to the student.
Identify the relative clause and the noun it describes:
The teacher who teaches us English is very popular.
Relative clause: who teaches us English
It describes: teacher
The boy ___ bicycle was stolen reported the incident to the police.
whose
I met a girl. Her father is a famous scientist.
I met a girl whose father is a famous scientist.
Correct the sentence:
The boy who his father is a doctor won the scholarship.
The boy whose father is a doctor won the scholarship.
Can the relative pronoun be omitted?
The book that I borrowed from the library was fascinating.
Yes.
The book I borrowed from the library was fascinating.
The pronoun that can be omitted because it is the object of the relative clause.
Identify the relative clause:
The book that you gave me yesterday is extremely interesting.
that you gave me yesterday
This is the school ___ my mother studied when she was young.
where
We visited a village. Mahatma Gandhi had stayed there.
We visited a village where Mahatma Gandhi had stayed.
Correct the sentence:
I visited the museum, that was built more than a hundred years ago.
I visited the museum, which was built more than a hundred years ago.
Which sentence has a non-defining relative clause?
A. Students who work hard usually succeed.
B. The book that you gave me is interesting.
C. My brother, who lives in Mumbai, is visiting us tomorrow.
D. The girl who won the race is my friend.
My brother, who lives in Mumbai, is visiting us tomorrow.
There are two relative clauses in this sentence. Can you find both?
The student who won the debate received a trophy that was specially designed for the competition.
I still remember the day ___ we first met.
Which is the most appropriate answer?
A. where
B. when
C. which
D. whose
B. when
The scientist received an award. She had developed a new water-purification system. The system is now being used in several villages.
The scientist who had developed a new water-purification system that is now being used in several villages received an award.
There is more than one problem in this sentence. Identify and correct them:
The woman whom lives next door, who is a doctor is the person which helped me yesterday.
The woman who lives next door, who is a doctor, is the person who/that helped me yesterday.
Look carefully at these two sentences:
A. The students who completed the project received certificates.
B. The students, who completed the project, received certificates.
Question:
Do the commas change the meaning? Explain.
Yes.