Relative clauses are used to define what person
or what we are talking about they serve to give
additional information, or simply to complete an
idea that is not well understood in a sentence.
Related pronouns can be distinguished in WHO: that refers to
people. WHAT: Refers to things or animals. WHOSE:indicates
possession or link. THAT: refers to things, animals or people
example
WHO: the woman, who is sleeping,is my mom.
la mujer que esta durmiendo es mi mama
WHOSE: Do you know the boy whose
mother is a nurse? ¿conoces al niño cuya
mama es una enfermera?
THAT: I don't like the table that stands in the kitchen.
no me gusta la mesa que se encuentra en la cocina
we distinguish relative
adverbs in
WHEN: to refer to time.
WHERE:to refer to places or sites.
WHY: to refers to reasons,
motives or causes
example
WHEN: "The day when i met you"
El dia en el cual te conoci
WHY: "The reason why we met him"
La razon por la cual lo conoci
WHERE: "The place where we met him"
El lugar donde lo conoci