What are they?
Relative clauses are sometimes called adjective clauses and follow...
...the noun which they describe.
The man who is smoking is the murderer.
who is smoking.
Relative pronouns...
who, whom, which, that, whose.
They are dependent clauses which give additional information about a noun in the...
main clause.
The girl who is standing there is a world champion in karate.
who is standing
Relative adverbs
where, why and when.
Dependent clauses start with a relative...
...pronoun .
Michael Jackson, who was a famous singer, died of an overdose.
who was a famous singer
What "where" refers to...
referring to a place
Whose is also used as a relative pronoun but must be followed by a noun in the...
...dependent clause.
The restaurant where I have dinner is nice.
here I have dinner.
What "when" refers to...
referring to a time.
The correct relative pronoun depends on...
what noun the relative clause describes.
The man who is standing there is a famous writer."
who is standing there
What "why" refers to...
referring to a reason