Clauses
sentence
wich of the thee (who, whom, whose) expresses possesion?
whose
In combined sentences, what is the subject of the relative clause?
a relative pronoun
In the object relative clauses, the clause gives information or describes the.....
direct or indirect object
When we want to reduce a relative clause written in passive voice(relative pronoun +verb to be+past participle, what should we do?
what types of clauses are there?
dependant and independant
complete the following sentence
Shakespeare _________wrote Romeo and Juliete, has passed away
who
what are the missing words in:
the profesor, _____ _______ spanish at oxford institute, has just retired
who taught
In the sentence:
My best friend`s wedding, wich was great, ended with a song, that was played by a famous group
Wich was great
That was played by a famous group
can we reduce a non identifying subject clause?
yes
every clause must have a
subject and a verb
Complete the following sentence
The police officer has called an expert to identify _________hand writting is actually on the ransom letter.
whose
In the sentence
My sister`s older sister who is the oldest of the three children, called my father`s best friend cat Titmoteo
Whom am I referring to in the relative clause
To my middle sister
Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using that or who and a relative object clause, to the sentence
The customer liked the waitress (the waitress was very friendly)
The customer liked the waitress who was very friendly
Reduce the following sentence
He is the person who is most interested in the course.
He is the person most interested in the job
write a dependant clause to complete the following sentence where you tell us that Maritza is in Spain right now.
Maritza, called me.
Maritza, who is in Spain right now, called me.
complete the following sentence
The boy ___________ you spoke is my cousin
to whom
Expand the following sentence with a non defining subject clause, without changing any of the words of the main sentence and where you describe the Amazon as a river.
"The Amazon is in South America"
the Amazon, wich is a river, is in South America.
In the sentence
Ruth, my dad`s best friend`s daughter, wrote a lettter that seemed to be written in latin.
Which is the object relative clause?
that seemed to be written in latin
Reduce the following clause
We want to see the thiller that is showing at midnight
We want to see the thriller showing at midnight
does this sentence have a dependant and an independant clause?
I will meet you at the park where i found you
yes
Complete the following sentence
He reminds me of someone ___________ I used to know.
whom
Expand the following sentence with another subject relative clause, where you tell us that kiki`s friend is her roomate.
Kiki who is our teacher has a friend called Pepa...
who is her roomate
The student is from Rwanda. You spoke to her in the library.
The student whom you spoke to in the library is from Rwanda
Reduce the following sentence
Many of the people who were injured during the brawl are missing
Many of the people injured during the brawl are missing