- What is a relative Clause?
Is one form of identify one person or object.
2. What is a Defining Relative Clause?
| relative pronoun | use | example |
|---|---|---|
| who | subject or object pronoun for people | I told you about the woman who lives next door. |
| which | subject or object pronoun for animals and things | Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? |
| which | referring to a whole sentence | He couldn’t read which surprised me. |
| whose | possession for people animals and things | Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse? |
| whom | object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who) | I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference. |
| that | subject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible) | I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen. |
Is a word or a little sentences in where you can identifies or defines the person or object that were talking about, in that we can found essential information.
3. What is a Non-Defining Relative Clause?
Is a word or a little sentences that give you extra information, we need commas
4. Create a chart where you give examples about Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses.
| Relative Clauses | Example |
| Defining | We know a lot of people who study in the Gran Colombia University |
| I don´t like stories that have unhappy endings | |
| Bogotá is the city where I was born | |
| Non-defining | Juan, who lives near to my home, gave me flowers yesterday |
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