Page 138 - Grammar For YDT - 12

Relative Clauses

• 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

Bu ünitede aşağıdaki konuları öğreneceksiniz:

• 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.

138
138