Relative Clauses Lesson 1

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I met a woman. She comes from Germany.

same noun

I met a woman who comes from Germany.

Do you know the boy? He asked a question.

same noun

Do you know the boy who asked the question?

The car was blue. He was driving it.

same noun

The car, which he was driving, was blue.

The biscuits were delicious. She made the biscuits.

same noun

The biscuits, which she made, were delicious.

Quiz!1. She talked to a man. He used to be a pilot.2. I rang the school. The school is nearby. 3. My brother emailed me. He lives in Australia.4. She showed me her house. Her house was

new.5. I broke the phone. I bought it yesterday.

Answers..1. She talked to a man. He used to be a pilot.

She talked to a man who used to be a pilot.

same noun

We are describing “the man” the object of the first sentence. So we replace “he” the relative pronoun for people “who”.

Answers..2. I rang the school. The school is nearby.

I rang the school which is nearby.

same noun

We are describing “the school” the object of the first sentence. So we replace “the school” in the second sentence with the relative pronoun for things “which”.

Answers..3. My brother emailed me. He lives in Australia.

My brother, who lives in Australia, emailed me.

same noun

We are describing “my brother” the subject of the first sentence. So we replace “he” in the second sentence with the relative pronoun for people “who”.

Remember! We put the relative clause AFTER the noun we are describing!

Answers..4. She showed me her house. Her house was new.

She showed me her house which was new.

same noun

We are describing “her house” the object of the first sentence. So we replace “her house” in the second sentence with the relative pronoun for things “which”.

Answers..5. I broke the phone. I bought it yesterday.

I broke the phone which I bought yesterday.

same noun

We are describing “the phone” the object of the first sentence. So we replace “it” in the second sentence with the relative pronoun for things “which”.

Check the sentence order!We always start the relative clause with the relative pronoun. Because it is replacing the object of the second sentence - we still need to include the subject!