Relative clause Relative clause Who Peter, who helped me with my homework, is one of my best friends The man who you met yesterday is my neighbor That The man that I saw yesterday is my new manager The book that I am looking for is very interesting which Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace The book which I bought yesterday is very interesting That used for emphasizing It is the man that I want to see It was the book that I was looking for Definite clause Non definite clause • The girl who lives next door is very kind to me • The car that I have just bought is very expensive • Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace • Ho Chi Minh, who was born in Nghean, was the first President of Vietnam • We can not use “that” to replace “who” and “which” in non-definite clause • My father, who likes watching T.V, Is a fan of… Hội kiểm toán viên hành nghề Việt Nam (VACPA) Giảng viên: Phan Thị Thanh Tâm Relative clause whose The man whose car was stolen yesterday is my friend That & which is used to replace for the clause • That I got a pay rise made my family happy • I got a pay rise, which made my family happy Optional relative clause 1.The first, the second, the only to V • He is the first man who saw the fire • He is the first man to see the fire whom Peter, whom I am looking for, is an important guest tonight Peter, for whom I am looking, is an important guest tonight Preposition only combine with “whom” and “which” if it is placed before the relative pronouns Optional relative pronouns • When the relative pronouns are the objects of the sentences we can drop them e.g The man who I met yesterday is my new neighbor The man I met yesterday is my new neighbor V -ing The boy who is waiting for me is my brother The boy waiting for me is my brother The staff who works well can get a pay rise The staff working well can get a pay rise People who came late for the meeting have been punished People coming late for the meeting have been punished Hội kiểm toán viên hành nghề Việt Nam (VACPA) Giảng viên: Phan Thị Thanh Tâm Relative clause PII • All of the money that was accepted has already been released All of the money accepted has already been released • The book which was written by him is very interesting The book written by him is very interesting Non definite clause Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city for peace Ho Chi Minh, who was the first President of Vietnam, was born in Nghean Ho Chi Minh, the first President of Vietnam, was born in Nghean Relative clause with adv preposition of place The books that are on the shelf belong to Mary The books on the shelf belong to Mary The students who are in the library now are studious The students in the library now are studious Hội kiểm toán viên hành nghề Việt Nam (VACPA) Giảng viên: Phan Thị Thanh Tâm .. .Relative clause whose The man whose car was stolen yesterday is my friend That & which is used to replace for the clause • That I got a pay rise made my... Preposition only combine with “whom” and “which” if it is placed before the relative pronouns Optional relative pronouns • When the relative pronouns are the objects of the sentences we can drop them... got a pay rise made my family happy • I got a pay rise, which made my family happy Optional relative clause 1.The first, the second, the only to V • He is the first man who saw the fire • He is