Relative clause

which Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace.. The book that I am looking for is very interesting That used for emphasizing It is the man that I want to see.. Non de

Relative clause

1 Who

Peter, who helped

me with my homework, is one of my best

friends

The man who you met yesterday is my

neighbor

2 which

Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace

The book which I bought yesterday is very interesting

3 That

The man that I saw yesterday is my new

manager

The book that I am looking for is very

interesting

That used for emphasizing

It is the man that I want to see

It was the book that I was looking for

4 Definite clause

• The girl who lives next door is very kind to

me

• The car that I have just bought is very

expensive

5 Non definite clause

• Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace

• Ho Chi Minh, who was born in Nghean, was the first President of Vietnam

• We can not use “that” to replace “who” and

“which” in non-definite clause

• My father, who likes watching T.V, Is a fan of…

6 whose

The man whose car was stolen yesterday is

my friend

7 whom

Peter, whom I am looking for, is an important guest tonight

Peter, for whom I am looking, is an important guest tonight

Preposition only combine with “whom” and

“which” if it is placed before the relative pronouns

That & which is used to replace for

the clause.

• That I got a pay rise made my family

happy

• I got a pay rise, which made my family

happy

Optional relative pronouns

• When the relative pronouns are the objects of the sentences we can drop them

e.g The man who I met yesterday is my new neighbor

The man I met yesterday is my new neighbor

Optional relative clause

1.The first, the second, the only to

V

• He is the first man who saw the fire

• He is the first man to see the fire

2 V -ing

The boy who is waiting for me is my brother

The boy waiting for me is my brother

The staff who works well can get a pay rise

The staff working well can get a pay rise

People who came late for the meeting have been punished

People coming late for the meeting have been punished

3 PII

• All of the money that was accepted has

already been released

All of the money accepted has already been

released

• The book which was written by him is very

interesting

The book written by him is very interesting

4 Non definite clause

Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace

Ho Chi Minh, who was the first President of Vietnam, was born in Nghean

Ho Chi Minh, the first President of Vietnam, was born in Nghean

5 Relative clause with adv

preposition of place

The books that are on the shelf belong to

Mary

The books on the shelf belong to Mary

The students who are in the library now are

studious

The students in the library now are studious