RELATIVE CLAUSES (I) A) RELATIVE CLAUSES A subordinated clause forms part of a sentence, and it has its own verb. A relative clause helps identify which person, thing or place the speaker means.
The boy who recycled the glass studies at my school. Relative clause In the example above, “who recycled the glass” tells us which boy is meant, helping us to identify him.
B) RELATIVE PRONOUNS - Who It is used when we refer to people. It is used instead of he, she, they. The boy – he recycled the glass – studies at my school. The boy who recycled the glass studies at my school.
- Which It is used when we refer to things. The book – it is on the shelf – is about a hidden treasure. The book which is on the shelf is about a hidden treasure.
- Where It is used when we refer to a place. It is used instead of there. The hotel – we spent our honeymoon there – is near the beach. The hotel where we spent our honeymoon is near the beach.
C) GRAMMAR 1.- The relative pronoun is always the first element in the relative clause who The woman lives in Liverpool. I phoned her. 2.- The relative clause is placed immediately after the antecedent (the element which it refers to) The woman who I phoned lives in Liverpool. By José Ángel Ballesteros Lorenzo