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What is "who" used for?
People
"___ are you?"
who
This is the ring ___ my grandmother gave me.
that
This is ___ I grew up.
where
Who, Whose, That, Where, Which are....?
Relative Pronouns
The car is shiny.
Does this make sense on its own?
Yes.
My phone who is brand new.
False!
My phone that is brand new.
True or false:
He is the one where started the fire.
False!
He is the one who started the fire.
Turn this sentence into a defining clause:
The wedding, which was yesterday, was fantastic!
The wedding which was yesterday.
You want to talk about your bag. It's brown.
Turn that into a defining clause.
My bag that's brown.
True or False: Defining clauses still make sense once information is taken away.
False
"Salama, who's my cousin, bought a new car."
Does this sentence use a defining or non defining clause?
Non defining
You want to say you're from the UAE but you also want to say that it's a wonderful country.
Make a sentence with a non defining clause.
The UAE, where I'm from, is a wonderful country.
What is the difference between "Who's" and "Whose"?
Whose is for possessions.
i.e: "Whose pencil is this?"
Who's is short for "Who is".
Rewrite this sentence without commas.
"Sharjah, where I live, is a lovely emirate."
Hint: you may delete something
"Sharjah is a lovely emirate."
(free response)
You have 3 birds. One is green, the other is red and the last is yellow. You want to describe one of them with a non defining clause. How would you do that?
subjective