Relative Clauses 4: Extra Information Clauses (1) Flashcards
There are two types of relative clauses: det____ and exp____.
There are two types of relative clauses: determinative and explicative.
<span>The woman <strong>who lives next door</strong> is a doctor. (determinative clause)</span>
<span>This woman, <strong>who lives next door</strong>, is a doctor. (explicative clause / extra information)</span>
Note that we use commas with extra information clause.
Brad works for a company <strong>that makes furniture</strong>.
<span>Brad told me about hyis new job, <strong>wich he’s enjoying a lot</strong>.</span>
In both types of relative clauses, we can use w___/whose for people, wh___ for things, and wh___ for place.
In both types of relative clauses, we can use w___/whose for people, wh___ for things, and wh___ for place.
Do you know anyone who/that speaks French? vs John, who (not that) speaks French, is a tour guide.
We stayed at the hotel that/wich you recommended vs We stayed at the Grand Hotel, wich a friend of ours recommended.
We met some people whose card ha broken down vs Amy, whose car had broken down, was in a very bad mood.
What’s the name of the place where you grew up vs I spent a few week on Nort Shore, where I grew up.
Make one sentence from to (extra information). Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
Make one sentence from to (extra information). Ann is very friendly. She lives next door.
Ann, who lives next door, is very friendly.
Make one sentence from to (extra information). I went to see the doctor. (He told me to rest for a few days.)
Make one sentence from to (extra information). I went to see the doctor. (He told me to rest for a few days.)
I went to see the doctor, who tolds me to rest for a few days.
Make one sentence from to (extra information). John is one of my closest friends. (I have known him for a very long time.)
Make one sentence from to (extra information). John is one of my closest friends. (I have known him for a very long time.)
John, whom I’ve known for a very long time, is one of my closest friends.
Make one sentence from to (extra information). Alaska is the largest state in the US. (My brother lives there.)
Make one sentence from to (extra information). Alaska is the largest state in the US. (My brother lives there.)
Alaska, where my brother lives, is the largest state in the US.
Make one sentence from to (extra information). A friend of mine helped me to get a job. (His father is the manager of a company.)
Make one sentence from to (extra information). A friend of mine helped me to get a job. (His father is the manager of a company.)
A friend of mine, whose father is the manager of a company, helped me to get a job.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. There was a stricke at the car factory. It begans 10 days ago. It is now over.
The strike at the car factory ___.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. There was a stricke at the car factory. It begans 10 days ago. It is now over.
The strike at the car factory, wich begans 10 days ago, is now over.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. I was looking for a book this morning. I’ve found it now.
I’ve found ____.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. I was looking for a book this morning. I’ve found it now.
I’ve found the book (that/wich) I was looking for this morning.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now decreasing.
The population of London ____.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now decreasing.
The population of London, which (that) was once the largest city in the world, is now decreasing.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for it. Few of them had the necessary qualifications.
Few of ____
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for it. Few of them ha the necessary qualifications.
Few of the people who (that) applied for the job had the necessary qualifications.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. Amanda has a son. She showed me a picture of him. He’s a police officer.
Amanda showed me ____.
Use a relative clause of Type 1 or Type 2. Amanda has a son. She showed me a picture of him. He’s a police officer.
Amanda showed me a picture of her son, who is a police officer.
