Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Relative Clauses
- Defining Relative Clauses
- Give detailed
information defining a
general term or
expression.
- Are not put in
commas.
- Example: I like people
who are funny
- Relative Adverbs
- Who
- Refer to people
- Example: I'm looking for a
secretary who can
use a computer well
- Which
- Refer to objects
- Example: We bought a house
which is 200 years
old
- That
- Refer to people,
animals and things
in defining relative
clauses
- Example: The people
that live on the island
are very friendly
- Whose
- Refers to
possession
- Example: That girl
whose parents were
merried a year ago
- When
- Refers to a moment in time
- Example: Can you tell
me when is the best time
to call?
- Where
- Refers to a particular place
- Example: The school where
we studied is of good quality
- Non-Defining
Relative Clauses
- Give additional
information on
something, but do not
define it.
- Are put in
commas
- Example: Isabel, who is
very funny, yesterday
made a party.