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Topic Summary - Relative Clauses

- I am right, aren’t I?
What is in this unit?

• Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses • Relative Pronoun Modifying Reason
• Relative Pronoun as a Subject • Reduction of Relative Clauses
• Relative Pronoun as an Object • “Which” Referring to a Whole Sentence
• Relative Pronoun as an Object of a Preposition • Quantifiers with Relative Pronouns
• Relative Pronoun Modifying Time • Cleft Sentences
• Relative Pronoun Modifying Place • Whereby
• Relative Pronoun Modifying Possession
In this unit you will learn to use …

• defining and non-defining relative clauses in sentences.

- The man who refused to pay the bill wanted to see the manager himself.
- My neighbour, who is very optimistic, says there will be more oranges this year.
• relative pronoun as a subject in sentences.
- The employee who comes up with the best project will be rewarded with an extra salary.

• relative pronoun as an object in sentences.
- Thank you very much for the present that you sent me for my birthday last week.
• relative pronoun as the object of a preposition in clauses.

- Topics with which students are familiar can be learnt more easily.
• relative pronoun modifying time in sentences.
- 1954 is the year when the Turkish national football team participated in the World Cup Tournament for the first time.

• relative pronoun modifying place in sentences.
- Antalya is a popular holiday destination where you can both ski and swim on the same day.
• relative pronoun modifying possession in sentences.

- Who can tell me the name of the poet whose poem we studied in our lesson last week?
• relative pronoun modifying reason in sentences.
- Some psychologists investigate the reason why some people have a fear of snakes, although they have never
seen one before.
• reduction of relative clauses in sentences.
- The buses carrying students from school to their houses should be controlled regularly.

• “which” referring to a whole sentence.
- Our team lost the final match against our biggest rival, which upset all the spectators in the stadium.

• quantifiers with relative pronouns in sentences.
- Omega-3 fatty acids include nutrients necessary to fight heart disease and reduce inflammation, both of which
can directly affect your hearing.
• cleft sentences.
- It was the heavy traffic which caused me to be late for the office meeting yesterday.
• “whereby” in sentences.

- We need to find a new way whereby we can solve the current problems we face.

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