Relative Clauses
Can you omit the word in bold?
The cat which I petted yesterday was orange.
Yes! (It is an object pronoun, so we can omit it in this case.)
Janset ________ her department by this time next year.
a. will have entered
b. had been entered
a. will have (future perfect)
Janset will have entered her department by this time next year.
Alpcan is my favorite student. Alpcan is a boxer.
Alpcan, who is my favorite student, is a boxer.
Can you omit the word in bold?
Trabzon is where Mert grew up.
No. (It is not used as a subject pronoun.)
Talha ________ all morning, so he was tired.
a. will have been exercising
b. had been exercising
b. had been exercising (past perfect continuous)
Talha had been exercising all morning, so he was tired.
My sister is now living in New York. She is awesome.
(I have only one sister).
My sister, who is now living in New York, is awesome.
(Non-defining because there is only one sister)
I put my computer on the table, which is in the living room.
a. I have only one table.
b. I have more than one table.
a. I have only one table.
(The comma indicates that this is a non-defining relative clause, which means that there is only one table.)
Ege ________ in Upper for four years when he finally passed.
a. had been studying
b. will have studied
a. had been studying (past perfect continuous)
Ege had been studying in Upper for four years when he finally passed.
Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun:
My book is red. My book is on the table.
(I have TWO books.)
My book that/which is red is on the table.
(You can use "that" in defining relative clauses, but not in non-defining relative clauses.)
The Eiffel Tower, ________took about twenty-two months to build, is about 330 meters tall.
which
(not THAT because it has commas and is a non-defining relative clause)
(non-essential information)
That _______ Yusuf at the door.
a. could be
b.will have been
a. could (modal of deduction)
That could be Yusuf at the door.
Do we KNOW it is Yusuf at the door?
Begüm was late to class. That did not surprise me.
Begüm was late to class, which surprised me.
(In this sentence we are using "which" to refer to the whole sentence.)
This is the place _________ I saw her the last time.
where
Arif is very happy today. He ________ the CAT.
a. will have passed
b. must have passed
b. must have passed (modal of deduction)
Arif is very happy today. He must have passed the CAT.
Uğur chose to drink the tea. The tea was black.
Uğur chose to drink the tea which/that was black.